Pyrkiä

Translations

1. to strive, endeavour, seek to, pursue [with illative of third infinitive] (to attempt through application of effort)

   Hän oli päättänyt pyrkiä rauhaan.

   He had decided to try to make peace.

2. to plan to become, aspire to be, run for (office) [with translative] (to work towards or hope to attain a position)

   Hän pyrkii presidentiksi.

   He plans to become president. / He is running for president.

   Lapsena hän pyrki solistiksi.

   As a child, she aspired to be a soloist.

3. to tend [with illative of third infinitive] (to have a tendency to)

   Hinnat pyrkivät nousemaan.

   Prices tend to rise.

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".