Finnish Sample Verbs Flashcards
This list has some common sample verbs. This list is not comprehensive. (328 cards)
1
Q
ajaa
A
to drive
2
Q
alkaa
A
to start, to begin
3
Q
antaa
A
to give, to let, to allow
4
Q
asua
A
to live in a place, to reside
5
Q
auttaa
A
to help
6
Q
etsiä
A
to look for, to seek
7
Q
herättää
A
to wake (someone) up
8
Q
hoitaa
A
to take care of
9
Q
huutaa
A
to shout
10
Q
katsoa
A
to look at
11
Q
kieltää
A
to deny
12
Q
kiertää
A
to go around
13
Q
kirjoittaa
A
to write
14
Q
kysyä
A
to ask
15
Q
laajentaa
A
to expand
16
Q
laskea
A
to count
17
Q
lukea
A
to read
18
Q
lähteä
A
to leave
19
Q
maksaa
A
to pay, to cost
20
Q
muistaa
A
to remember
21
Q
neuvoa
A
to give advice
22
Q
odottaa
A
to wait, to expect, to be expecting
23
Q
ostaa
A
to buy
24
Q
ottaa
A
to take
25
paistaa
to fry, to shine
26
puhua
to speak
27
rakastaa
to love
28
rakastua
to fall in love
29
saartaa
to shatter
30
sallia
to allow
31
sanoa
to say
32
soittaa
to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)
33
sortaa
to collapse
34
tietää
to know (something)
35
tuntea
to feel
36
unohtaa
to forget
37
unohtua
to forget oneself
38
vaatia
to demand
39
ymmärtää
to understand
40
juoda
to drink
41
jäädä
to stay
42
kanavoida
to channel
43
käydä
to visit
44
luennoida
to lecture
45
myydä
to sell
46
pysäköidä
to park
47
saada
to get, to be allowed
48
soida
to ring (out)
49
syödä
to eat
50
terrorisoida
to terrorize
51
tuoda
to bring
52
tupakoida
to smoke
53
uida
to swim
54
viedä
to take
55
voida
to be able to
56
hymyillä
to smile
57
julkaista
to publish
58
kiistellä
to quarrel
59
kuulla
to hear
60
kuunnella
to listen
61
kävellä
to walk
62
mennä
to go
63
nousta
to rise
64
olla [slightly irregular]
to be
65
ommella
to sew
66
opetella
to learn
67
opiskella
to study
68
panna
to put
69
pestä
to wash
70
purra
to bite
71
ratkaista
to solve
72
riidellä
to fight
73
surra
to mourn
74
suudella
to kiss
75
tapella
to fight
76
tulla
to come, to become
77
työskennellä
to work
78
avata
to open
79
erota
to quit
80
hakata
to beat
81
haluta
to want
82
herätä
to wake up
83
huomata
to notice
84
hypätä
to jump
85
hävetä
to be ashamed
86
hävitä
to lose, to disappear
87
juoruta
to gossip
88
kadota
to disappear
89
kiivetä
to climb
90
lakata
to stop
91
luvata
to promise
92
maata
to lie (down)
93
määrätä
to determine
94
osata
to be able to
95
peitota
to thrash, to beat up
96
pelata
to play
97
pelätä
to be scared
98
piffata
to treat
99
pihdata
to skimp
100
pudota
to fall
101
ruveta
to start
102
selvitä
to become clear
103
siivota
to clean
104
tarjota
to offer, to serve
105
tavata
to play
106
tilata
to order
107
todeta
to state
108
tykätä
to like
109
vastata
to answer
110
älytä
to get something, to understand
111
hallita
to rule, to govern, to be able to
112
havaita
to perceive
113
hillitä
to restrain, to check, to control
114
häiritä
to disturb
115
kyyditä
to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject
116
mainita
to mention
117
merkitä
to mark
118
palkita
to reward, to award
119
tarvita
to need
120
tulkita
to interpret
121
tuomita
to sentence, to condemn
122
valita
to choose
123
aleta
to drop
124
enetä
to increase
125
halveta
to cheapen
126
heiketä
to deteriorate
127
herjetä
to stop
128
hiljetä
to settle down
129
himmetä
to tarnish
130
ilmetä
to manifest itself
131
kalveta
to pale
132
kangeta
to prize
133
kelmetä
to become pale
134
kyetä
to be able to
135
kylmetä
to chill
136
laajeta
to expand
137
langeta
to indulge
138
liieta
to is associated with the
139
lyhetä
to draw in
140
lähetä
to send
141
lämmetä
to warm
142
noeta
to soot
143
paeta
to escape
144
paheta
to grow worse
145
parata
to improve
146
pehmetä
to soften
147
pidetä
to lengthen
148
pienetä
to decrease
149
pimetä
to darken
150
seljetä
to clear
151
sietäII
to to tolerate
152
supeta
to become narrower
153
suureta
to enlarge
154
synketä
to cloud
155
teljetä
to shut
156
tyhjetä
to deflate
157
vaaleta
to lose color
158
vaieta
to keep silent
159
vaimeta
to fade away
160
vanheta
to grow old
161
viiletä
to cool
162
vähetä
to decrease
163
väljetä
to dawn
164
yletä
to advance
165
# English to Finnish
to drive
ajaa
166
# English to Finnish
to start, to begin
alkaa
167
# English to Finnish
to give, to let, to allow
antaa
168
# English to Finnish
to live in a place, to reside
asua
169
# English to Finnish
to help
auttaa
170
# English to Finnish
to look for, to seek
etsiä
171
# English to Finnish
to wake (someone) up
herättää
172
# English to Finnish
to take care of
hoitaa
173
# English to Finnish
to shout
huutaa
174
# English to Finnish
to look at
katsoa
175
# English to Finnish
to deny
kieltää
176
# English to Finnish
to go around
kiertää
177
# English to Finnish
to write
kirjoittaa
178
# English to Finnish
to ask
kysyä
179
# English to Finnish
to expand
laajentaa
180
# English to Finnish
to count
laskea
181
# English to Finnish
to read
lukea
182
# English to Finnish
to leave
lähteä
183
# English to Finnish
to pay, to cost
maksaa
184
# English to Finnish
to remember
muistaa
185
# English to Finnish
to give advice
neuvoa
186
# English to Finnish
to wait, to expect, to be expecting
odottaa
187
# English to Finnish
to buy
ostaa
188
# English to Finnish
to take
ottaa
189
# English to Finnish
to fry, to shine
paistaa
190
# English to Finnish
to speak
puhua
191
# English to Finnish
to love
rakastaa
192
# English to Finnish
to fall in love
rakastua
193
# English to Finnish
to shatter
saartaa
194
# English to Finnish
to allow
sallia
195
# English to Finnish
to say
sanoa
196
# English to Finnish
to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)
soittaa
197
# English to Finnish
to collapse
sortaa
198
# English to Finnish
to know (something)
tietää
199
# English to Finnish
to feel
tuntea
200
# English to Finnish
to forget
unohtaa
201
# English to Finnish
to forget oneself
unohtua
202
# English to Finnish
to demand
vaatia
203
# English to Finnish
to understand
ymmärtää
204
# English to Finnish
to drink
juoda
205
# English to Finnish
to stay
jäädä
206
# English to Finnish
to channel
kanavoida
207
# English to Finnish
to visit
käydä
208
# English to Finnish
to lecture
luennoida
209
# English to Finnish
to sell
myydä
210
# English to Finnish
to park
pysäköidä
211
# English to Finnish
to get, to be allowed
saada
212
# English to Finnish
to ring (out)
soida
213
# English to Finnish
to eat
syödä
214
# English to Finnish
to terrorize
terrorisoida
215
# English to Finnish
to bring
tuoda
216
# English to Finnish
to smoke
tupakoida
217
# English to Finnish
to swim
uida
218
# English to Finnish
to take
viedä
219
# English to Finnish
to be able to
voida
220
# English to Finnish
to smile
hymyillä
221
# English to Finnish
to publish
julkaista
222
# English to Finnish
to quarrel
kiistellä
223
# English to Finnish
to hear
kuulla
224
# English to Finnish
to listen
kuunnella
225
# English to Finnish
to walk
kävellä
226
# English to Finnish
to go
mennä
227
# English to Finnish
to rise
nousta
228
# English to Finnish
to be
olla [slightly irregular]
229
# English to Finnish
to sew
ommella
230
# English to Finnish
to learn
opetella
231
# English to Finnish
to study
opiskella
232
# English to Finnish
to put
panna
233
# English to Finnish
to wash
pestä
234
# English to Finnish
to bite
purra
235
# English to Finnish
to solve
ratkaista
236
# English to Finnish
to fight
riidellä
237
# English to Finnish
to mourn
surra
238
# English to Finnish
to kiss
suudella
239
# English to Finnish
to fight
tapella
240
# English to Finnish
to come, to become
tulla
241
# English to Finnish
to work
työskennellä
242
# English to Finnish
to open
avata
243
# English to Finnish
to quit
erota
244
# English to Finnish
to beat
hakata
245
# English to Finnish
to want
haluta
246
# English to Finnish
to wake up
herätä
247
# English to Finnish
to notice
huomata
248
# English to Finnish
to jump
hypätä
249
# English to Finnish
to be ashamed
hävetä
250
# English to Finnish
to lose, to disappear
hävitä
251
# English to Finnish
to gossip
juoruta
252
# English to Finnish
to disappear
kadota
253
# English to Finnish
to climb
kiivetä
254
# English to Finnish
to stop
lakata
255
# English to Finnish
to promise
luvata
256
# English to Finnish
to lie (down)
maata
257
# English to Finnish
to determine
määrätä
258
# English to Finnish
to be able to
osata
259
# English to Finnish
to thrash, to beat up
peitota
260
# English to Finnish
to play
pelata
261
# English to Finnish
to be scared
pelätä
262
# English to Finnish
to treat
piffata
263
# English to Finnish
to skimp
pihdata
264
# English to Finnish
to fall
pudota
265
# English to Finnish
to start
ruveta
266
# English to Finnish
to become clear
selvitä
267
# English to Finnish
to clean
siivota
268
# English to Finnish
to offer, to serve
tarjota
269
# English to Finnish
to play
tavata
270
# English to Finnish
to order
tilata
271
# English to Finnish
to state
todeta
272
# English to Finnish
to like
tykätä
273
# English to Finnish
to answer
vastata
274
# English to Finnish
to get something, to understand
älytä
275
# English to Finnish
to rule, to govern, to be able to
hallita
276
# English to Finnish
to perceive
havaita
277
# English to Finnish
to restrain, to check, to control
hillitä
278
# English to Finnish
to disturb
häiritä
279
# English to Finnish
to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject
kyyditä
280
# English to Finnish
to mention
mainita
281
# English to Finnish
to mark
merkitä
282
# English to Finnish
to reward, to award
palkita
283
# English to Finnish
to need
tarvita
284
# English to Finnish
to interpret
tulkita
285
# English to Finnish
to sentence, to condemn
tuomita
286
# English to Finnish
to choose
valita
287
# English to Finnish
to drop
aleta
288
# English to Finnish
to increase
enetä
289
# English to Finnish
to cheapen
halveta
290
# English to Finnish
to deteriorate
heiketä
291
# English to Finnish
to stop
herjetä
292
# English to Finnish
to settle down
hiljetä
293
# English to Finnish
to tarnish
himmetä
294
# English to Finnish
to manifest itself
ilmetä
295
# English to Finnish
to pale
kalveta
296
# English to Finnish
to prize
kangeta
297
# English to Finnish
to become pale
kelmetä
298
# English to Finnish
to be able to
kyetä
299
# English to Finnish
to chill
kylmetä
300
# English to Finnish
to expand
laajeta
301
# English to Finnish
to indulge
langeta
302
# English to Finnish
to is associated with the
liieta
303
# English to Finnish
to draw in
lyhetä
304
# English to Finnish
to send
lähetä
305
# English to Finnish
to warm
lämmetä
306
# English to Finnish
to soot
noeta
307
# English to Finnish
to escape
paeta
308
# English to Finnish
to grow worse
paheta
309
# English to Finnish
to improve
parata
310
# English to Finnish
to soften
pehmetä
311
# English to Finnish
to lengthen
pidetä
312
# English to Finnish
to decrease
pienetä
313
# English to Finnish
to darken
pimetä
314
# English to Finnish
to clear
seljetä
315
# English to Finnish
to to tolerate
sietäII
316
# English to Finnish
to become narrower
supeta
317
# English to Finnish
to enlarge
suureta
318
# English to Finnish
to cloud
synketä
319
# English to Finnish
to shut
teljetä
320
# English to Finnish
to deflate
tyhjetä
321
# English to Finnish
to lose color
vaaleta
322
# English to Finnish
to keep silent
vaieta
323
# English to Finnish
to fade away
vaimeta
324
# English to Finnish
to grow old
vanheta
325
# English to Finnish
to cool
viiletä
326
# English to Finnish
to decrease
vähetä
327
# English to Finnish
to dawn
väljetä
328
# English to Finnish
to advance
yletä
