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olkaa hyvä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.

Senses

olkaa hyvä is used for these senses in English:

  • be my guest (idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
  • feel free (as imperative, in response) You have my permission.
  • here you are (idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.
  • one moment, please Used to ask a person to wait a moment.
  • please (often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

please — full definition

  1. verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
  2. adv Used to make a request sound polite.
  3. intj Used to accept an offer politely.
  4. intj Used to express annoyance or disbelief.

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