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The Finnish word for to smell is
haistaa





to smell



Translations for to smell and their definitions

haju
     1. n. smell, whiff
           Tunnen hieman savun hajua.
             I smell a whiff of smoke.
     2. n. clue, slightest idea
           Minulla ei ole hajuakaan, kuka sinä olet.
             I don't have the slightest idea of who you are.


haistaa
     1. v. To sniff, smell.
     2. v. To scent, smell/nose out, get wind/scent of.
     3. v. To smell, suspect, sense, feel.


hajuaisti
     1. n. (physiology) the sense of smell


tuoksua
     1. n. partitive singular form of tuoksu
     2. v. (intransitive) To smell (pleasant).
           Ruusut tuoksuvat hyvältä.
             Roses smell good.


haista
     1. v. (intransitive) To smell (like = ablative), to have a smell/scent/odor; to stink.
           Nämä kukat haisevat hyviltä. - These flowers smell good.
           Hyi, miten tämä huone haisee (pahalta)! - Yuck, this room stinks!
     2. v. (figuratively) To smell like, stink, reek of.
           - present connegative
     3. v. indicative present connegative of haistaa
     4. v. second-person singular imperative present of haistaa
     5. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of haistaa
     6. n. elative singular form of hai
     7. n. elative plural form of hai


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