Ylentää

Translations

1. (transitive) to raise, lift, elevate
2. (transitive) to promote [with translative ‘to’], give a promotion to (to a higher rank)

   Hänet ylennettiin luutnantiksi.

   S/he was promoted to lieutenant.

3. (transitive) to raise [with illative ‘to’] (to a higher social status)

   Hänet ylennettiin aatelissäätyyn.

   S/he was raised to the peerage.

4. (transitive) to uplift, elevate

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".