Kiittää

Translations

1. to thank [with elative ‘for’], express one's gratitude

   Antonyms: haukkua, moittia

   Kiitin häntä illasta.

   I thanked her for the evening.

   En voi kiittää sinua kylliksi.

   I don't know how to express my gratitude (to you).

   (literally, “I can't thank you enough.”)

   Ei kiittämistä!

   Don’t mention it!

   (literally, “No thanking! / No need to thank!”)

2. to praise, commend

   Synonyms: kehua, ylistää

   Antonyms: haukkua, moittia

3. (figuratively) to lay something at the feet of someone; to assign responsibility for something to someone

   Kuinka pitkälti saamme kiittää Iowan esivaaleja nykyisestä maatalouspolitiikastamme?

   How much of our current agricultural policy can we lay at the feet of the Iowa caucuses?

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".