Valittaa

Translations

1. (intransitive) to moan, groan (make a noise in response to a painful experience)

   Synonym: voihkia

2. (intransitive) to complain, grouse, gripe, whine [with elative ‘about’] (orally or in writing)

   Synonyms: purnata, (colloquial) inistä

   Kun ei ole varaa valita, niin ei ole varaa valittaa.

   Beggars cannot be choosers.

   (literally, “When you cannot afford to choose, you cannot afford to complain.”)

3. (intransitive, law) to appeal [with elative ‘a decision’ and illative ‘to a higher instance’]

   Mies valitti Helsingin käräjäoikeuden tuomiosta Helsingin hovioikeuteen.

   The man appealed the sentence of the Helsinki District Court to the Helsinki Court of Appeal.

4. (transitive, usually atelic) to apologize for, make one's apologies, be sorry, deplore, regret

   Valitan. ― I'm sorry.

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".