Parantaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to improve, better

   Juoksija paransi ennätystään.

   The runner improved their record.

   Tuotteiden laatua on parannettu.

   The quality of the products has been improved.

   Sinun pitää parantaa tapasi!

   You need to improve your manners!

   Tämä on kirjan uusi, parannettu painos.

   This is the new, improved edition of the book.

   Nämä mausteet parantavat ruoan makua parhaiten.

   These spices enhance the flavour of the food best.

2. (transitive) to heal, cure

   Voiko tämän taudin parantaa?

   Can this disease be cured?

   Tämä tauti on parannettavissa.

   This disease is curable.

   Lääkkeellä oli parantava vaikutus.

   The medicine had a healing effect.

   Aika parantaa haavat.

   Time heals all wounds.

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".