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Opetella (Verb type3)

Translations

  1. (intransitive) to (gradually) learn (to do something = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään)
    Tänä kesänä opettelen soittamaan kitaraa.
    This summer, I will teach myself to play the guitar.
    Voisitko opetella syömään suu kiinni?
    Could you learn how to eat with your mouth shut?
  2. (transitive) to (gradually) learn (something), study (something)

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".