Tietää

Translations

1. (transitive) to know, be aware of (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.

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".