Tarkoittaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to mean, intend

   lapsille tarkoitettu ohjelma ― program meant for children

   Tätä laitetta ei ole tarkoitettu ulkokäyttöön. ― This device is not meant for outdoor use.

   Ruokalaji on tarkoitettu syötäväksi sellaisenaan. ― The dish is meant to be eaten as is.

   En tarkoittanut loukata ketään. ― I didn't mean to offend anyone.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to mean (have as intentions of a given kind)

   Hän tarkoittaa hyvää. ― She means well.

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to mean (intend to express)

   En minä sinua tarkoittanut. ― I didn't mean you.

4. (transitive, usually atelic) to mean, signify, refer to

   Mitä se tarkoittaa? ― What does it mean?

   Tässä artikkelissa mustalla torstailla tarkoitetaan vuoden 1929 pörssiromahdusta. ― In this article, the term musta torstai refers to the 1929 stock market crash.

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".