Pistää

Translations

1. (transitive) to poke, thrust [with illative or allative 'in/on']
   • Synonyms: sysätä, tuikata
2. (transitive) to stick, prick, stab, puncture
   • Synonyms: lävistää (“to puncture”), puhkaista (“to burst, puncture”), tuikata (“to stick, prick, stab”)
3. (transitive, usually atelic) to bite, sting (of insects) [with illative or allative 'in/on']
   • Synonyms: purra, (momentane) puraista
4. (intransitive, impersonal + illative) to smart, twinge
   • Käteeni pistää.

     My arm smarts.

   • Kylkeeni pistää, jos istun liian pitkään.

     My side twinges if I sit too long.

5. (transitive) to inject (administer an injection) [with illative or allative 'in/on']
   • Synonyms: injektoida, ruiskuttaa
6. (transitive, informal) to put, place, tuck; (with verbs or translative) make, leave [with illative or allative 'in/on']
   • Synonyms: panna, laittaa, asettaa, sijoittaa
   • Tontin koko ja talon mitättömyys pistivät tytön hiljaiseksi.

     The size of the lot and the nullity of the house left the girl silent.

7. (transitive, colloquial) to give, make
   • Pistä yksi olut.

     Give me one beer. (I'll take one beer.)

8. (transitive, vulgar, rare) to fuck
   • Synonyms: bylsiä, hässiä, naida, nussia, panna

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".