Koskea

Translations

1. (intransitive) to touch [with illative or partitive]
   • Synonyms: koskettaa, osua
   • Koskitko sinä siihen?
     • Did you touch it?
   • En koskisi sitä pitkällä tikullakaan.
     • I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.
     • (literally, “I wouldn't touch it even with a long stick.”)
2. (intransitive) to touch [with illative] (physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact)
   • Synonym: kajota
   • Jos kosket häneen, tapan sinut.
     • If you touch her, I'll kill you.
3. (impersonal + illative) to be sore, to ache (physically)
   • Synonyms: sattua, särkeä, tehdä kipeää
   • Jalkoihini koskee.
     • My legs are sore.
4. (transitive, usually atelic) to apply to, pertain to, concern
   • Synonyms: päteä, vaikuttaa
   • Tämä koskee myös sinua.
     • This concerns you, too.

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".