Kertoa

Translations

1. (transitive) to tell [with allative ‘who is told’ and elative ‘about’]
   • kertoa tarina ― to tell a story
   • Kertoiko hän sinulle mitään eilisestä?
     • Did s/he tell you anything about yesterday?
   1. to have it (to understand, believe, let believe)
      • Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.
        • Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.
      • Tavallinen viisaus kertoo, että lämpö nousee ylöspäin, mutta itse asiassa se leviää: kuuma ilma nousee.
        • Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.
   2. (intransitive) to be about, tell of [with elative]
      • Mistä tämä näytelmä kertoo?
        • What is this play about?
   3. (figuratively, intransitive) to be a sign of, speak of, indicate [with elative]
2. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply [with adessive ‘by’]
3. (rare) Synonym of kerrata (“to repeat; ply”)

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".