Häämöttää

Translations

1. to be barely visible, seem to be, be in sight (at a distance)
   • En näe selvästi, mutta sumun seassa häämöttää jotakin.

     I can't see clearly, but there would seem to be something amidst the fog.

2. (figuratively) to be imminent, be near, be in sight; (usually of something threatening) to loom
   • Työ on vielä kesken, mutta loppu häämöttää.

     The project is not completed yet, but the end is in sight.

   • Indikaattorit näyttävät alaspäin, ja lama häämöttää.

     The indicators point downwards, and the recession is looming.

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".