Merkitä

Translations

1. (transitive) to mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand

   Merkitse maksamasi laskut rastilla.

   Mark the bills you paid with an X.

2. (transitive) to write down, mark down, note down, make a note

   Merkitsin muistiinpanot vihkooni.

   I wrote the notes down on my notebook.

3. (accounting, transitive) to enter, book, record
4. (transitive) to subscribe (promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount)

   Jokainen merkitsi kymmenen euroa.

   Everyone subscribed ten euros.

5. (finance, transitive) to subscribe (agree to buy shares in a company)

   Mihin hintaan osakkeet on merkitty?

   What price were the shares subscribed for?

6. (transitive, usually atelic) to mean, denote, signify [with allative ‘to’]

   Sano englantilaisen hautajaisissa "much": Se merkitsisi surijoille "paljon".

   Say "much" at the Englishman's burial: It would mean "a lot" to the mourners.

7. (transitive, usually atelic) to indicate, mark, be a sign of, signify, symbolize

   Nuo pilvet taivaalla merkitsevät rankkaa sadetta. Toisitko sateenvarjot?

   Those clouds in the sky indicate fierce rainfall. Could you bring the umbrellas?

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".