Tarttua

Translations

1. to catch, grab, seize [with illative ‘who or what is grabbed’; or with partitive ‘who or what is grabbed’, along with elative or illative ‘by what’]
   • Isä tarttuu minua vaatteista.
     • Dad grabs me by my clothes.
   • Hän tarttui minua kädestä.
     • She/he grabbed me by my hand.
   • Hauet tarttuivat syöttiin.
     • The pikes caught the bait.
   • Tartu puhelimeen ja soita minulle.
     • Grab the phone and call me.
   • Maijan pitää tarttua tilaisuuteen.
     • Maija must seize the opportunity.
2. (intransitive) to adhere, stick [with illative]
   • Haju tarttuu herkästi vaatteisiin.
     • The smell easily sticks to clothes.
3. (intransitive, of a disease) to be transmitted; to be infectious, be contagious
   • Hepatiitti A tarttuu saastuneen ruoan välityksellä.
     • Hepatitis A is transmitted via contaminated food.
   • Olen huomannut, että Jennan nauru tarttuu.
     • I've noticed that Jenna has a contagious laugh.

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".