Painaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to press, push
   • painaa liipaisinta ― to pull the trigger (literally, “to press the trigger”)
   • painaa nappia ― to press a button
   • painaa päänsä (+ illative) ― to lower one's head, rest one's head (on) (literally, “to press one's head (on)”)
   • painaa käsi suulleen ― to put one's hand over one's mouth
2. (transitive) to imprint by pressing or pushing
   • painaa jälki ― to imprint a mark
3. (transitive) to print (a book)
   • Painetaanko sitä yhä?
     • Is it still in print?
4. (intransitive) to weigh (have weight)
   • Paljonko viljasäkki painaa?
     • How much does the grain sack weigh?
5. (transitive, usually atelic) to weigh down, press down, act as ballast
   • Kymmenen kilometrin vaelluksen jälkeen reppu painoi jo selkää.
     • After ten kilometres of hiking, the backpack began to weigh my back down.
6. (transitive, usually atelic) to weigh down, cause anxiety or stress
   • painaa (jonkun) mieltä ― to bother, trouble, oppress, be on somebody's mind
   • Painaako sinua jokin?
     • Is something weighing you down?
7. (slang) to bang, screw

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".