haaskata

From haaska +‎ -ta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːskɑtɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝ːs̠kɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːskɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): haas‧ka‧ta

haaskata (transitive)

1. to waste, squander (on = illative) (money, time, resources, food, etc.)

   Synonyms: hukata, tuhlata

   Miksi sinä haaskaat aikaasi tuohon?

   Why do you waste your time on that?

   Hän haaskasi rahansa huonoihin sijoituskohteisiin.

   He wasted his money on bad investments.

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• “haaskata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02