Käydä ^{(Verb type2)}

1. (intransitive, archaic) to walk

   Synonym: kävellä

   käyden ― on foot (as an old synonym to jalan)

   käypä ― one who walks (archaic)

2. (intransitive + inessive or adessive) to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place)(intransitive + adessive) to go dokäydä kakalla ― to pookäydä kusella ― to urinateMennään käymään kahvilla.Let’s go get some coffee.(intransitive + inessive or adessive) to go do (gathering, collecting, harvesting)käydä metsällä ― to hunt, to go huntingkäydä kalassa ― to fish, to go fishingkäydä marjassa / sienessä ― to gather berries/mushrooms, to go gathering berries/mushroomskäydä heinässä ― to gather hay(intransitive + partitive or transitive + accusative) to go to school (form chosen depends on the completeness of the action)käydä koulua ― to attend schoolKävin kaksi vuotta lukiota.I was in high school for two years.

   käydä kirkossa ― to attend church

   käydä katsomassa ― to take a look

   käydä luona, käydä kylässä ― to visit (someone's house)

   Kävin eilen Madridissa.

   I visited Madrid yesterday.

3. (intransitive + adessive) to go do

   käydä kakalla ― to poo

   käydä kusella ― to urinate

   Mennään käymään kahvilla.

   Let's go get some coffee.

4. (intransitive + inessive or adessive) to go do (gathering, collecting, harvesting)

   käydä metsällä ― to hunt, to go hunting

   käydä kalassa ― to fish, to go fishing

   käydä marjassa / sienessä ― to gather berries/mushrooms, to go gathering berries/mushrooms

   käydä heinässä ― to gather hay

5. (intransitive + partitive or transitive + accusative) to go to school (form chosen depends on the completeness of the action)

   käydä koulua ― to attend school

   Kävin kaksi vuotta lukiota.

   I was in high school for two years.

6. (intransitive, now mostly in set phrases) to step, tread, pace, stride

   Synonyms: astua, saapastella, tulla

   Käy peremmälle! ― Come on in! (literally, “step further to the back”)

7. (intransitive, monopersonal, (inessive or adessive) + 3rd-pers. sg. + an adverb) to happen, go (often in English with subject it)

   Synonym: tapahtua

   käydä kalpaten ― to end badly

   Miten siinä kävi (sinulle)?

   How did it go (for you)?

   Miten siinä niin kävi?

   How did it turn out that way?

8. (genitive + 3rd-pers. sg. + an adverb) to happen (to somebody)(+ partitive for agent, + allative for target) to happen (to something)Synonym: tapahtuaMitä sinun jaloillesi on käynyt?What has happened to your feet?

   Minun kävi huonosti.

   Things went badly for me.

9. (+ partitive for agent, + allative for target) to happen (to something)

   Synonym: tapahtua

   Mitä sinun jaloillesi on käynyt?

   What has happened to your feet?

10. (intransitive + allative) to please, suit, make content, be okay (with)(intransitive + illative) to suit, fit (into)Avaimeni käy tähän lukkoon.My key fits into this lock.Se pala ei käy siihen.That piece does not go there.(intransitive + elative) to pass (for)Tämä varmaan käy ruoasta.This could probably pass for food.

    Meidän siitä tapaamisesta, miten sinulle kävisi sunnuntai?

    About our meeting, would Sunday work for you?

    Minulle käy se hyvin.

    I am okay with that.

    Synonyms: kelvata, sopia

11. (intransitive + illative) to suit, fit (into)

    Avaimeni käy tähän lukkoon.

    My key fits into this lock.

    Se pala ei käy siihen.

    That piece does not go there.

12. (intransitive + elative) to pass (for)

    Tämä varmaan käy ruoasta.

    This could probably pass for food.

13. (intransitive) to run, operate, work(intransitive, of a clock) to go, run(intransitive, of time) to go bySynonyms: kulua, kulkeaAika käy hitaasti.Time goes by slowly.

    ovi käy ― door swings (open/close)

    Moottori käy.

    The motor is running.

    Pienoismallien moottorit käyvät risiiniöljyllä ja metanolilla.

    The motors/engines of the miniature models run on castor oil and methanol.

14. (intransitive, of a clock) to go, run
15. (intransitive, of time) to go by

    Synonyms: kulua, kulkea

    Aika käy hitaasti.

    Time goes by slowly.

16. (intransitive + translative) to get, grow, become

    Vaikeudet kävivät hänelle liian suuriksi.

    The difficulties got too big for her.

17. (intransitive + illative of third infinitive) to begin (to do)
18. (intransitive, chemistry) to ferment, become fermented, yeast
19. (transitive) used in many collocations with nouns and with more or less idiomatic value, translated often into “engage in”, “have”, “do”, “transact”, “pursue”, “keep up”, “maintain” etc.

    Synonym: pitää

    käydä kauppaa ― to do business

    käydä keskustelu ― to have a conversation

    käydä neuvotteluja ― to negotiate

    käydä vuoropuhelua ― to maintain a dialogue

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".