Näkyä

Translations

1. to be visible, to be seen, to show [with inessive or adessive ‘in/on’, along with elative or ablative ‘through’, along with illative or allative ‘to where something is visible’]
   • Näkyykö rakkaus päältäpäin?
     • Does love show on the outside?
   • Ikkunasta näkyy merelle.
     • The sea can be seen through the window. / The window overlooks the sea.
   • Näytöllä ei näy mitään
     • Nothing is visible on the screen
   • Viron rannikko näkyy Helsinkiin vain ajoittain ja paikoittain.
     • The Estonian coast is visible in Finland only occasionally and in some places.
2. (idiomatic) to be around, to be here/there
   • Näkyykö? ― Is it there? / Did you find it? (literally, “Can [it] be seen?”)
3. to seem, appear, look [(with adjectives or participles) with ablative or allative; or (with verbs) with genitive or possessive form of present or past active participle ‘to do/have done’]
   • Synonyms: näyttää, tuntua, vaikuttaa
   • Jotenkin hän ei vain näy nauttivan lomastaan.
     • Somehow he just doesn't seem to be enjoying his holiday.
   • Jotenkin hän ei vain näy nauttineen lomastaan.
     • Somehow he just doesn't seem to have enjoyed his holiday.

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".