Odottaa

Translations

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate

   odottaa innolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with enthusiasm

   odottaa mielenkiinnolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with interest

   odottaa jännityksellä ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with excitement

   Hän odottaa sinua.

   She is waiting for you.

2. (auxiliary) to expect, to anticipate [with genitive, along with genitive of present or past active participle ‘to do/have done’]

   Hän odotti heidän tulevan.

   She expected them to come.

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to be expecting, be pregnant

   Hän odottaa poikaa.

   She is expecting a boy.

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".