Nähdä

Translations

1. (transitive) to see

   Näetkö tuon rakennuksen?

   Do you see that building?

   Näin hänet eilen kaupassa, mutta hän ei nähnyt minua.

   I saw her/him at the supermarket yesterday but she/he didn't see me.

2. (transitive) to see, meet

   Nähdään huomenna!

   Let's meet tomorrow!

   Näen Pekkaa ylihuomenna.

   I'll see Pekka the day after tomorrow.

3. (transitive) to see, regard, view [with translative or essive ‘as’], consider [with translative or essive]

   Synonym: kokea

   nähdä ratkaisuna ― to consider ... a solution / to see as a solution

4. (transitive, usually atelic) to go through, experience

   Onneksi Suomessa ei tarvitse nähdä nälkää.

   Fortunately, one doesn't have to experience hunger in Finland.

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".