Vaihtaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to change, replace
   • Minun pitää vaihtaa vaatteet!
     • I need to change clothes!
   • Vaihda vauvalle puhdas vaippa!
     • Change the baby into a clean nappy!
   • Osaatko vaihtaa autoon uudet renkaat?
     • Do you know how to change car tyres?
   • Voisitko jo vaihtaa aihetta?
     • Could you change the subject already?
   • Minna vaihtoi alaa – hän on nykyään insinööri.
     • Minna changed her field of work – nowadays she is an engineer.
   • Laiva on vaihtanut suuntaa yön aikana.
     • The ship has changed course during the night.
   • Minun pitää vaihtaa rikkinäiset silmälasini.
     • I need to replace my broken eyeglasses!
2. (transitive) to exchange, switch, swap [with illative ‘for (another thing, etc.)’; or with translative ‘for (another currency, form, etc.)’]
   • Voinko vaihtaa euroni punniksi?
     • Can I exchange my euros for pounds?
   • He eivät vaihtaneet sanaakaan.
     • They didn't exchange a single word.
   • Vaihdoin istumapaikkaa Pekan kanssa.
     • I swapped seats with Pekka.
3. (transitive) to trade [with illative ‘for (another thing, etc.)’; or with translative ‘for (another currency, form, etc.)’] (give in exchange for)
   • Haluaisin vaihtaa tämän rahaksi.
     • I'd like to trade this for money.
4. (intransitive, travel) to change, transfer (continue travel by changing to another vehicle or mode of transport)
   • Minun täytyy vaihtaa bussia kahdesti.
     • I have to change buses twice.

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".