Tavata ^{(Verb type4)}

Translations

1. (transitive + accusative) to meet

   Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.

   I'll meet him/her in front of the theater.

2. to meet up (to meet by arrangement)

   Kun ensi kerran tulet kaupunkiin, meidän pitäisi tavata jossakin.

   The next time you come in town we should meet up somewhere.

3. (transitive) to find, to catch

   Kun saavuin kotiin, tapasin hänet nukkumasta.

   When I came home, I found him/her asleep.

4. (intransitive, usually + illative) to touch, to meet, to feel

   Pää tapaa jatkuvasti kattoon, kun se on niin matala.

   My head keeps touching the ceiling since it's so low.

5. (transitive, + partitive) to touch, to fumble

   Kuulin oudon äänen juuri kun käteni tapasi ovenkahvaa.

   I heard a strange sound just as my hand touched the door handle.

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".