Valjeta

Translations

1. (intransitive) to whiten, blanch, bleach (to become lighter or whiter in color)
2. (intransitive) to dawn (with the subject aamu (“morning”), which is translated into the English impersonal subject it)

   Aamu valkenee.

   It is dawning.

3. (intransitive, e.g. of the sky) to light up, brighten

   Taivas valkenee.

   The sky is lighting up.

4. (intransitive, figuratively) to dawn on, become clear, become apparent

   Vihdoin minulle valkeni, miksi niin tapahtui.

   Finally it dawned on me why it happened.

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".