Esitellä

Translations

1. (transitive) to introduce (to cause to be acquainted with someone else) [with allative ‘to’]

   Saanko esitellä sinut ystävilleni?

   May I introduce you to my friends?

2. (transitive) to introduce (to make known by formal announcement or recommendation) [with allative ‘to’]

   Senaattori aikoo esitellä lain seuraavassa istunnossa.

   The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.

   Esittelen vierailevan puhujamme.

   Let me introduce our guest speaker.

3. (transitive) to present, explain, expound upon [with allative ‘to’]
4. (transitive) to show around, give a tour of (a place); to demonstrate (e.g. the function of a machine); to display
5. (transitive, programming) to declare (variable, function, etc.)

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".