Sanoa

Translations

1. (transitive) to say, tell [with elative ‘about’ and allative ‘to’]

   Synonyms: virkkoa, vääntää, lausua, todeta, heittää (informal), olla että (informal), sprookata (Helsinki slang, dated)

   Sanoiko hän sen?

   Did she say it?

   Sanoiko hän siitä mitään sinulle?

   Did she say anything about it to you?

   Ei saada sanaa sanottua enää sanomattomaksi.

   What has been said cannot be unsaid.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to call, name, dub [with translative]; (passive) go by [with translative]

   Synonym: kutsua

   Häntä sanottiin Pekaksi.

   He was called Pekka.

   Sanoisin sitä pyramidihuijaukseksi.

   I'd call it a pyramid scheme.

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".