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Kuulla

Verb type: 3

Translations

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hear (perceive through hearing)
    • En kuullut herätyskelloa aamulla.
      • I didn't hear the alarm clock in the morning.
    • Kuuletko vielä heinäsirkkojen sirityksen?
      • Can you still hear (the chirping of) crickets?
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to hear (receive information about; to come to learn of) [with elative or ablative ‘on’]
    • Oletko kuullut mitä naapurille kävi?
      • Have you heard what happened to the neighbor?
    • Kuulin, että hän kaatui moottoripyörällä.
      • I heard he fell over on his motorcycle.
    • Kuulin uutisen radiosta.
      • I heard the news on the radio.
    • Tästä vielä kuullaan!
      • We'll hear about this!
  3. (intransitive) to hear of [with elative] (to become aware of something through second-hand knowledge)
    • Pahoittelen, kaveri, en ole koskaan kuullut(kaan) sinusta.
      • Sorry buddy, I've never (even) heard of you.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to hear (listen to (a person, case) in a court of law)
    • Lääkäriä kuullaan todistajana doping-oikeudenkäynnissä.
      • The doctor will be heard as a witness in the doping trial.
    • Saako velan ehtoja muuttaa takaajaa kuulematta?
      • Can the terms of a debt be modified without consulting the surety?
  5. (transitive, in imperative) to listen to [with partitive]
    • Tämä ei ole kuulkaa leikin asia!
      • Listen, this is no joking matter!
    • Kuulepas nyt, hyvä ystävä...
      • Listen (to me) now, dear friend...

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Present tense conjugation chart

Past tense conjugation chart

Perfect tense conjugation chart

Pluperfect tense conjugation chart

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".

Present tense conjugation chart

Perfect tense conjugation chart