Leikata

Translations

1. (transitive) to cut (to divide with a sharp instrument)
   • leikata viipaleiksi ― to cut into slices
   1. (transitive) to knife (to use a knife to cut, or cut through as if with a knife)
2. (transitive) to cut (to form or shape by cutting)
3. (transitive) to cut, incise (to cut in or into with a sharp instrument)
   • Synonym: viiltää
4. (figurative, transitive) to cut (to reduce, especially intentionally)
   • Synonym: vähentää
5. (transitive) to mow (to cut something down, especially grass or crops)
6. (transitive) to trim (to reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess)
   • Synonym: trimmata
7. (transitive, medicine) to operate (perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner)
   • Synonym: operoida
8. (transitive, colloquial) to sterilize an animal, especially a pet; to fix, spay, neuter
   • Synonyms: kuohia, kuohita
9. (transitive, film) to edit (assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage)
10. (transitive, computing) to cut (to remove and place in memory for later use)
11. (transitive) to intersect (cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts)
    • Synonym: ristetä
12. (transitive, ice hockey) to clip (perform an illegal check or tackle)
13. (colloquial, impersonal + adessive) to get it
    • Synonyms: käsittää, tajuta
    • Minulla ei leikkaa.
      • I don't get it.
14. (transitive, colloquial) to adulterate a substance, especially an illicit drug; to cut
15. (intransitive, nautical) to broach (of a boat, to be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves)
    • Synonyms: kääntyä poikittain, broutsata

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".