Pyrkiä

Translations

1. to strive, endeavour, seek to, pursue (+ illative (of the 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) (+ 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 (+ illative (of the 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".