Päättää

Translations

1. (transitive) to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
   • päättää koulunkäynti ― to leave/finish education, graduate and/or drop out
   • Presidentti päätti puheensa.
     • The president ended their speech.
   • Neuvottelut päätettiin tältä päivältä.
     • The negotiations were concluded for this day.
2. (transitive) to tie off, fasten (a thread)
3. (transitive) to decide, choose [with elative ‘on, about’; or with first infinitive ‘to do’]
   • Päätimme lähteä teatteriin.
     • We decided to go to the theatre.
   • Yritä nyt päättää!
     • Make up your mind!
   • En osaa päättää, kumman kirjan luen seuraavaksi.
     • I can't decide which of the two books I should read next.
4. (transitive) to judge, infer, conclude
   • Synonym: päätellä

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".