Luoda ^{(Verb type2)}

1. to create

   Alussa Jumala loi taivaan ja maan.

   In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen. 1:1)

2. to shovel

   luoda lunta ― to shovel snow

3. to shed

   Lamppu luo sinistä valoa.

   The lamp sheds blue light.

4. (always with an object) to exuviate, slough, moult, molt (to shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin)

   Käärme alkoi luoda nahkaansa.

   The snake began to moult.

   Kun hummeri kasvaa, se luo kuorensa.

   As it grows, a lobster will exuviate.

5. (transitive, weaving) to warp
6. (transitive) to set (eyes) on (+ illative)
7. (archaic) to begin, start [1]

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".