Kannattaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry (support physically)

   Pylväät kannattavat kattoa.

   Columns support the roof.

2. (transitive) to support, uphold, sustain
3. (transitive, finance) to support, patronize, maintain
4. (transitive) to support, back, champion, stand up for

   Svante kannattaa aina Ruotsia jääkiekko-otteluissa.

   Svante always roots for Sweden in hockey games.

5. (transitive) to support, second, espouse, go along with, agree with, adhere

   Kannatamme ajatusta.

   We espouse the idea.

6. (auxiliary, impersonal + genitive) to be worth(while) (for somebody), be worth (somebody's while), should, ought to, be a good idea to [with first infinitive ‘to do’]

   Alternative forms: (colloquial) kandea, kanttaa, kantsia, kanttia

   Sinun kannattaa miettiä sitä jo etukäteen.

   It is worth for you to think about it already in advance.

   Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.

   It's worthwhile to order the spare parts through us.

   Köyhän ei kannata ostaa halpaa.

   It is not a good idea for a poor person to buy cheap.

7. (intransitive) to be profitable, pay off

   Liike kannattaa.

   The shop is profitable.

8. (transitive) to have somebody/something carried [with adessive ‘by’], make somebody [with adessive ‘’] carry something

   Vaimo kannatti aviomiehellään raskaan television olohuoneeseen.

   The wife had her husband carry the heavy television set into the living room.

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".