Määrätä ^{(Verb type4)}

1. (transitive + accusative + 3rd infinitive in illative) to order, command, instruct, tell (someone to do something)

   Määrään sinut leikkaamaan pensasaidan.

   I order you to trim the hedge.

   kunnes toisin määrätään until further notice

2. (transitive) to (fore)ordain, decree, decide, assign (to a position)

   Johto on määrännyt, että tästälähin työaika alkaa kuudelta.

   The management has decided that from now on the working time starts at six.

   Hänet määrättin yhtiön puheenjohtajaksi.

   He was assigned as the chairman of the company.

3. (transitive) to specify, determine, set, fix

   ~ + genitive + arvo to appraise

   ~ pidettäväksi to schedule (a meeting; a TV program)

4. (transitive, law) to levy, assess (taxes); to impose, inflict (a fine)

   Verottaja määräsi minulle tuhannen euron jälkiveron.

   The taxman levied a thousand euro additional tax on me.

   Poliisi määräsi hurjastelijalle ison sakon.

   The police imposed a large fine on the speeder.

5. (transitive) to appoint, assign into a public office

   Presidentti määräsi hänet oikeusasiamiehen virkaan.

   The president appointed him to the office of ombudsman.

6. (transitive) to prescribe, order (a medication)

   Lääkäri määräsi minulle antibiootteja.

   The doctor prescribed antibiotics for me.

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".