Kutsua

Translations

1. (transitive) to invite (to/for = allative/illative, to do = illative of the third infinitive)

   Kutsuin isän päivälliselle.

   I invited my father for dinner.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to beckon, call, call for summon (to shout out in order to summon)

   Nojauduin ulos takaovesta ja kutsuin Lucya.

   I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.

   Olkaa hyvä ja istuutukaa. Teitä kutsutaan sukunimellä.

   Please have a seat. You will be called by the surname.

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to call, name, dub, go by (+ translative)

   Synonym: sanoa

   Hänen alaisensa kutsuvat häntä epäkunnioittavasti vänrikki Nappulaksi.

   His subordinates disrespectfully call him lieutenant Fuzz.

   Hän kutsui minua Pertiksi, mutta en antanut sen haitata.

   He called me Pertti, but I did not let it bother me.

   Hänen koko nimensä on Ernest Tinkleton, mutta häntä kutsutaan Ernieksi.

   His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.

4. (transitive) to call up (to select e.g. to a sports squad)
5. (transitive) to muster, call out (to collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group; enroll into service, to order into service)

   kutsua koolle ― to muster

   kutsua kokoon ― to muster

   Kuvernööri kutsui kansalliskaartin palvelukseen.

   The Governor called out the National Guard.

6. (transitive) to hail, call out (to voice loudly in order to gain the attention of)

   kutsua taksi ― to hail a taxi / to call out a taxi

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".