Koskea

Translations

1. (intransitive) to touch (+ illative/partitive)

   Synonyms: koskettaa, osua

   Koskitko sinä siihen?

   Did you touch it?

   En koskisi sitä pitkällä tikullakaan.

   I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.

   (literally, “I wouldn't touch it with a long stick.”)

2. (intransitive) to touch (+ illative) (physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact)

   Synonym: kajota

   Jos kosket häneen, tapan sinut.

   If you touch her, I'll kill you.

3. (impersonal + illative) to be sore, to ache (physically)

   Synonyms: sattua, särkeä, tehdä kipeää

   Jalkoihini koskee.

   My legs are sore.

4. (transitive, usually atelic) to apply to, pertain to, concern

   Synonyms: päteä, vaikuttaa

   Tämä koskee myös sinua.

   This concerns you, too.

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".