Maata

Translations

1. (intransitive) to be lying (in a lying or horizontal position) [with inessive or adessive 'in/on']
   • Makasin sohvalla ja katselin televisiota, kun vaimo tuli kotiin. / Makasin sohvalla katselemassa televisiota, kun vaimo tuli kotiin.

     I was lying on the couch (and) watching television when my wife came home.

2. (intransitive) to lie down, lie [with illative or allative 'in/on']
   • Synonym: mennä makuulle
3. (intransitive) to lie unused
4. (intransitive, reciprocal) to lie, have sex [with kanssa 'with']
   • maata väkisin ― to rape
5. (transitive, archaic, biblical, law, of a male) to lay, to have sex with, to have one's way with
   • 1992, Raamattu [The Bible], Helsinki: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko, 1. Mooseksen kirja (Genesis) 19:5:
     • Tuo heidät tänne, me haluamme maata heidät.

       Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.

6. (dialectal) synonym of nukkua (“to sleep”)

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".