Tietää

Translations

1. (transitive) to know [with elative ‘about’], be aware of (in some cases implying superficial knowledge, see the usage notes below)
   • Tiedätkö ratkaisun?
     • Do you know the solution?
   • Tiesin sinun tulevan tänne.
     • I knew you would come here.
   • Tiesin sinun tulleen tänne.
     • I knew you had come here.
   • Mieheni tietää paljon historiasta.
     • My husband knows a lot about history.
   • Kaikkihan nyt tietää, ettei se ole mahdollista.
     • Everyone knows (that) it isn't possible.
   • Mistä tiesit?
     • How did you know?
2. (transitive, usually atelic) to mean, spell, signify, presage, bode
   • Synonyms: merkitä, enteillä, ennustaa, varoittaa
   • Peilin rikkominen tietää epäonnea.
     • Breaking a mirror spells bad luck.

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".