Valmistaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to make, prepare

   Synonym: tehdä

   valmistaa ruokaa ― to prepare food

   valmistaa puhe ― to prepare a speech

2. (transitive) to make, produce, manufacture

   Synonyms: tehdä, tuottaa

   Tämä yhtiö valmistaa kenkiä.

   This company produces shoes.

3. (figurative, transitive, usually atelic) to prepare (someone) [with illative ‘for’]

   Synonym: valmistella

   Meidän täytyy valmistaa häntä siihen.

   We have to prepare her for it.

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".