No. 410 in Finnish
jakaa
"Jakaa" means "to share" or "to divide" in English.
In a sentence
Haluan jakaa tämän kirjan kanssasi.
I want to share this book with you.
Jakaa is used here to denote sharing something with someone else.
Opettaja jakaa tehtävämonisteet opiskelijoille.
The teacher distributes the worksheets to the students.
Jakaa is used here to mean distributing something to others.
Tietokoneohjelma jakaa suuremmat tiedostot pienempiin osiin.
The computer program divides larger files into smaller parts.
Jakaa is used here to refer to dividing something into smaller parts.
Hän haluaa jakaa kokemuksiaan muille.
He wants to share his experiences with others.
Here, 'jakaa' is used to mean 'to share'.
Opettaja jakoi oppilaat ryhmiin.
The teacher divided the students into groups.
In this case, 'jakaa' means 'to divide' or 'to allocate'.
Yritys päätti jakaa osinkoa.
The company decided to distribute a dividend.
Here, 'jakaa' is used in the sense of 'to distribute' or 'to allocate formally'.
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