Finnish Sample Verbs Flashcards
This list has some common sample verbs. This list is not comprehensive.
ajaa
to drive
alkaa
to start, to begin
antaa
to give, to let, to allow
asua
to live in a place, to reside
auttaa
to help
etsiä
to look for, to seek
herättää
to wake (someone) up
hoitaa
to take care of
huutaa
to shout
katsoa
to look at
kieltää
to deny
kiertää
to go around
kirjoittaa
to write
kysyä
to ask
laajentaa
to expand
laskea
to count
lukea
to read
lähteä
to leave
maksaa
to pay, to cost
muistaa
to remember
neuvoa
to give advice
odottaa
to wait, to expect, to be expecting
ostaa
to buy
ottaa
to take
paistaa
to fry, to shine
puhua
to speak
rakastaa
to love
rakastua
to fall in love
saartaa
to shatter
sallia
to allow
sanoa
to say
soittaa
to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)
sortaa
to collapse
tietää
to know (something)
tuntea
to feel
unohtaa
to forget
unohtua
to forget oneself
vaatia
to demand
ymmärtää
to understand
juoda
to drink
jäädä
to stay
kanavoida
to channel
käydä
to visit
luennoida
to lecture
myydä
to sell
pysäköidä
to park
saada
to get, to be allowed
soida
to ring (out)
syödä
to eat
terrorisoida
to terrorize
tuoda
to bring
tupakoida
to smoke
uida
to swim
viedä
to take
voida
to be able to
hymyillä
to smile
julkaista
to publish
kiistellä
to quarrel
kuulla
to hear
kuunnella
to listen
kävellä
to walk
mennä
to go
nousta
to rise
olla [slightly irregular]
to be
ommella
to sew
opetella
to learn
opiskella
to study
panna
to put
pestä
to wash
purra
to bite
ratkaista
to solve
riidellä
to fight
surra
to mourn
suudella
to kiss
tapella
to fight
tulla
to come, to become
työskennellä
to work
avata
to open
erota
to quit
hakata
to beat
haluta
to want
herätä
to wake up
huomata
to notice
hypätä
to jump
hävetä
to be ashamed
hävitä
to lose, to disappear
juoruta
to gossip
kadota
to disappear
kiivetä
to climb
lakata
to stop
luvata
to promise
maata
to lie (down)
määrätä
to determine
osata
to be able to
peitota
to thrash, to beat up
pelata
to play
pelätä
to be scared
piffata
to treat
pihdata
to skimp
pudota
to fall
ruveta
to start
selvitä
to become clear
siivota
to clean
tarjota
to offer, to serve
tavata
to play
tilata
to order
todeta
to state
tykätä
to like
vastata
to answer
älytä
to get something, to understand
hallita
to rule, to govern, to be able to
havaita
to perceive
hillitä
to restrain, to check, to control
häiritä
to disturb
kyyditä
to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject
mainita
to mention
merkitä
to mark
palkita
to reward, to award
tarvita
to need
tulkita
to interpret
tuomita
to sentence, to condemn
valita
to choose
aleta
to drop
enetä
to increase
halveta
to cheapen
heiketä
to deteriorate
herjetä
to stop
hiljetä
to settle down
himmetä
to tarnish
ilmetä
to manifest itself
kalveta
to pale
kangeta
to prize
kelmetä
to become pale
kyetä
to be able to
kylmetä
to chill
laajeta
to expand
langeta
to indulge
liieta
to is associated with the
lyhetä
to draw in
lähetä
to send
lämmetä
to warm
noeta
to soot
paeta
to escape
paheta
to grow worse
parata
to improve
pehmetä
to soften
pidetä
to lengthen
pienetä
to decrease
pimetä
to darken
seljetä
to clear
sietäII
to to tolerate
supeta
to become narrower
suureta
to enlarge
synketä
to cloud
teljetä
to shut
tyhjetä
to deflate
vaaleta
to lose color
vaieta
to keep silent
vaimeta
to fade away
vanheta
to grow old
viiletä
to cool
vähetä
to decrease
väljetä
to dawn
yletä
to advance
English to Finnish
to drive
ajaa
English to Finnish
to start, to begin
alkaa
English to Finnish
to give, to let, to allow
antaa
English to Finnish
to live in a place, to reside
asua
English to Finnish
to help
auttaa
English to Finnish
to look for, to seek
etsiä
English to Finnish
to wake (someone) up
herättää
English to Finnish
to take care of
hoitaa
English to Finnish
to shout
huutaa
English to Finnish
to look at
katsoa
English to Finnish
to deny
kieltää
English to Finnish
to go around
kiertää
English to Finnish
to write
kirjoittaa
English to Finnish
to ask
kysyä
English to Finnish
to expand
laajentaa
English to Finnish
to count
laskea
English to Finnish
to read
lukea
English to Finnish
to leave
lähteä
English to Finnish
to pay, to cost
maksaa
English to Finnish
to remember
muistaa
English to Finnish
to give advice
neuvoa
English to Finnish
to wait, to expect, to be expecting
odottaa
English to Finnish
to buy
ostaa
English to Finnish
to take
ottaa
English to Finnish
to fry, to shine
paistaa
English to Finnish
to speak
puhua
English to Finnish
to love
rakastaa
English to Finnish
to fall in love
rakastua
English to Finnish
to shatter
saartaa
English to Finnish
to allow
sallia
English to Finnish
to say
sanoa
English to Finnish
to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)
soittaa
English to Finnish
to collapse
sortaa
English to Finnish
to know (something)
tietää
English to Finnish
to feel
tuntea
English to Finnish
to forget
unohtaa
English to Finnish
to forget oneself
unohtua
English to Finnish
to demand
vaatia
English to Finnish
to understand
ymmärtää
English to Finnish
to drink
juoda
English to Finnish
to stay
jäädä
English to Finnish
to channel
kanavoida
English to Finnish
to visit
käydä
English to Finnish
to lecture
luennoida
English to Finnish
to sell
myydä
English to Finnish
to park
pysäköidä
English to Finnish
to get, to be allowed
saada
English to Finnish
to ring (out)
soida
English to Finnish
to eat
syödä
English to Finnish
to terrorize
terrorisoida
English to Finnish
to bring
tuoda
English to Finnish
to smoke
tupakoida
English to Finnish
to swim
uida
English to Finnish
to take
viedä
English to Finnish
to be able to
voida
English to Finnish
to smile
hymyillä
English to Finnish
to publish
julkaista
English to Finnish
to quarrel
kiistellä
English to Finnish
to hear
kuulla
English to Finnish
to listen
kuunnella
English to Finnish
to walk
kävellä
English to Finnish
to go
mennä
English to Finnish
to rise
nousta
English to Finnish
to be
olla [slightly irregular]
English to Finnish
to sew
ommella
English to Finnish
to learn
opetella
English to Finnish
to study
opiskella
English to Finnish
to put
panna
English to Finnish
to wash
pestä
English to Finnish
to bite
purra
English to Finnish
to solve
ratkaista
English to Finnish
to fight
riidellä
English to Finnish
to mourn
surra
English to Finnish
to kiss
suudella
English to Finnish
to fight
tapella
English to Finnish
to come, to become
tulla
English to Finnish
to work
työskennellä
English to Finnish
to open
avata
English to Finnish
to quit
erota
English to Finnish
to beat
hakata
English to Finnish
to want
haluta
English to Finnish
to wake up
herätä
English to Finnish
to notice
huomata
English to Finnish
to jump
hypätä
English to Finnish
to be ashamed
hävetä
English to Finnish
to lose, to disappear
hävitä
English to Finnish
to gossip
juoruta
English to Finnish
to disappear
kadota
English to Finnish
to climb
kiivetä
English to Finnish
to stop
lakata
English to Finnish
to promise
luvata
English to Finnish
to lie (down)
maata
English to Finnish
to determine
määrätä
English to Finnish
to be able to
osata
English to Finnish
to thrash, to beat up
peitota
English to Finnish
to play
pelata
English to Finnish
to be scared
pelätä
English to Finnish
to treat
piffata
English to Finnish
to skimp
pihdata
English to Finnish
to fall
pudota
English to Finnish
to start
ruveta
English to Finnish
to become clear
selvitä
English to Finnish
to clean
siivota
English to Finnish
to offer, to serve
tarjota
English to Finnish
to play
tavata
English to Finnish
to order
tilata
English to Finnish
to state
todeta
English to Finnish
to like
tykätä
English to Finnish
to answer
vastata
English to Finnish
to get something, to understand
älytä
English to Finnish
to rule, to govern, to be able to
hallita
English to Finnish
to perceive
havaita
English to Finnish
to restrain, to check, to control
hillitä
English to Finnish
to disturb
häiritä
English to Finnish
to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject
kyyditä
English to Finnish
to mention
mainita
English to Finnish
to mark
merkitä
English to Finnish
to reward, to award
palkita
English to Finnish
to need
tarvita
English to Finnish
to interpret
tulkita
English to Finnish
to sentence, to condemn
tuomita
English to Finnish
to choose
valita
English to Finnish
to drop
aleta
English to Finnish
to increase
enetä
English to Finnish
to cheapen
halveta
English to Finnish
to deteriorate
heiketä
English to Finnish
to stop
herjetä
English to Finnish
to settle down
hiljetä
English to Finnish
to tarnish
himmetä
English to Finnish
to manifest itself
ilmetä
English to Finnish
to pale
kalveta
English to Finnish
to prize
kangeta
English to Finnish
to become pale
kelmetä
English to Finnish
to be able to
kyetä
English to Finnish
to chill
kylmetä
English to Finnish
to expand
laajeta
English to Finnish
to indulge
langeta
English to Finnish
to is associated with the
liieta
English to Finnish
to draw in
lyhetä
English to Finnish
to send
lähetä
English to Finnish
to warm
lämmetä
English to Finnish
to soot
noeta
English to Finnish
to escape
paeta
English to Finnish
to grow worse
paheta
English to Finnish
to improve
parata
English to Finnish
to soften
pehmetä
English to Finnish
to lengthen
pidetä
English to Finnish
to decrease
pienetä
English to Finnish
to darken
pimetä
English to Finnish
to clear
seljetä
English to Finnish
to to tolerate
sietäII
English to Finnish
to become narrower
supeta
English to Finnish
to enlarge
suureta
English to Finnish
to cloud
synketä
English to Finnish
to shut
teljetä
English to Finnish
to deflate
tyhjetä
English to Finnish
to lose color
vaaleta
English to Finnish
to keep silent
vaieta
English to Finnish
to fade away
vaimeta
English to Finnish
to grow old
vanheta
English to Finnish
to cool
viiletä
English to Finnish
to decrease
vähetä
English to Finnish
to dawn
väljetä
English to Finnish
to advance
yletä