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Käyttää (Verb type1)

Translations

  1. to use, make use of‚ employ, apply, utilize, exploit, take advantage of, exert
    Kumpaa kättä käytät kirjoittaessasi?
    Which hand do you use when you write?
    Käytän sitä opiskeluun.
    I'm using it for study.
  2. to use, consume
    Kuinka paljon käytät alkoholia kuukaudessa?
    How much alcohol do you use per month?
  3. to take (somebody/something) somewhere temporarily, to have (somebody/something) visit
    Käytin lapsiani ulkona kaksi tuntia.
    I took my kids outside for two hours.
    Olen käyttänyt häntä ehdottamallasi psykiatrilla.
    I have had her visit the psychiatrist you suggested.
  4. (chemistry) to ferment
    Älä käytä olutta liian pitkään.
    Don't ferment the beer too long.
  5. to run, to have run

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".