pakata

Verb

pakata (transitive)

1. to pack (to gather one's belongings together and put them into a pack for a trip)

   Matkalaukku pitää pakata huolellisesti ennen lähtöä.

   The suitcase must be packed carefully before departure.

2. to pack, package, wrap (to protect goods for shipment or for sale)

   Nesteet pakataan astioihin.

   Liquids are packed into containers.

   Autot pakataan kontteihin merikuljetusta varten.

   The cars are packed into containers for transportation.

   Puuvilla pakataan paaleihin.

   Cotton is packed into bales.

3. to cram, pack, stuff, compress

   Kaasua voidaan pakata suuret määrät paineastioihin.

   Large amounts of gas can be compressed into pressure vessels.

4. (computing) to compress, zip, stuff (express data in a smaller size, either by exploiting redundancy or by discarding details)

Further reading

• “pakata”, 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 2023-07-01

Verb

pakata

1. (nautical) synonym of pakittaa (“to be aback”)
2. (nautical, of wind) to back

Conjugation

Declension