Hakea

Translations

1. (transitive) to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring

   Synonym: noutaa

   Tuolla on tulipalo! Hakekaa vettä!

   There's a fire over there! Go get water!

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to look for, search

   Synonym: etsiä

   Etkö löytänyt hakemaasi?

   Did you not find what you were looking for?

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to seek, strive after

   hakea seuraa ― to seek company

4. (transitive, usually atelic, intransitive) to apply (for a job, post, education)

   hakea virkaa ― to apply for a position

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".