# joutua
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joutudak. Equivalent to joutaa +‎ -ua (passive aspect).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjou̯tuɑˣ/, [ˈjo̞u̯t̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -outuɑ
* Hyphenation: jou‧tua

### Verb

joutua (intransitive)
* to get [with illative] (into a negative position or situation)
    joutua vaikeuksiin ― to get into trouble, to run into trouble
    Hän joutui vaikeuksiin.S/he got into trouble.
    Hän joutui sairaalahoitoon.S/he had to be hospitalized.
    Linnoitus joutui vihollisen käsiin.The fortress fell into the hands of the enemy.
* to end up [with illative or allative ‘in’] (involuntarily, in a place considered negative)
    Dokumentit joutuivat roskakoriin.The documents ended up in a trashcan.
* to be forced to, have to (do something) [with illative of third infinitive]
    Presidentti joutui eroamaan.The President was forced to resign.
    Tulehtunut jalka jouduttiin amputoimaan.The infected leg had to be amputated.
* to hurry up, make haste; to move along; to come, arrive
    Koeta nyt joutua!Hurry up, please!
    Joudupa jo sieltä!Come on already!
    Matka joutuu ripeästi.The journey is moving along speedily.
    Kohta joutuu jo syksy.Autumn will arrive soon.

#### Usage notes

* (to get; to end up in; to be forced to do): joutua always expresses an involuntary movement towards something — abstractly or concretely — or an involuntary action.

#### Synonyms

* (to hurry up): kiirehtiä, pitää kiirettä

#### Derived terms

* joutuisa
* joutuminen
* jouduttaa

### Further reading

* “joutua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joutudak, equivalent to joutaa (“to make it in time”) +‎ -ua. Cognates include Finnish joutua and Estonian jõududa.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈjou̯tuɑ/, [ˈjo̞u̯to̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈjou̯tuɑ/, [ˈjo̞u̯tuɑ]
* Rhymes: -ou̯toː, -ou̯tuɑ
* Hyphenation: jou‧tu‧a

### Verb

joutua
* (intransitive + illative) to make it in time
* (intransitive + illative) to be included (in)
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Heil kera ono oma dialekta, mut senen dialektan materialat kera tähä kirjaa evät joutuneet.They, too, have [their] own dialect, but the materials of this dialect were also not included in this book.
* (intransitive + illative) to arrive safely (in)
** 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia Suijalta, “1150. Soikkola, Ruutsia, III11”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 19-20:Sepoin nain, selvä nain, // Nii joutui omille maille.The smith's wife, the clever wife, // Arrived this way to her own lands.
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 49:Fedja joutui Moskovaa.Fedja arrived in Moscow.
* (intransitive + illative) to hit; to strike

#### Conjugation
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 107