kantaa kortensa kekoon

Finnish

Verb

kantaa kortensa kekoon (literally "to carry one's culm(s) to the heap")

  1. (idiomatic) to do one's deed, to do what must be done
    Myös monet yhdistykset ja yritykset kantavat kortensa kekoon paraatin hyväksi.
    Many organisations and businesses also are doing their part for the good of the parade.

Usage notes

Conjugation

See kantaa. kortensa takes a possessive suffix:

Personal/possessive forms for word in phrase
possessor singular plural
1st person korteni kortemme
2nd person kortesi kortenne
3rd person kortensa
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