Vetää ^{(Verb type1)}

Translations

1. (transitive) to pull, drag, draw (to apply a pulling force)

   vetää pois ― to pull back, retract

   vetää pois ― to pull in, retract

   vetää henkeä ― to inhale, breathe in

   vetää (lippu) salkoon ― to hoist (a flag)

   vetää oikeuteen ― to bring to justice, to sue

   vetää viiva ― to draw a line

   1. (transitive, figuratively, usually ~ puoleensa) to attract

      Hunaja vetää (puoleensa) kaikenlaisia pörriäisiä.

      Honey attracts all kinds of bugs.

   2. (transitive) to lead

      Vedän tätä ryhmää.

      I am leading this group.

   3. (intransitive) to blow (of a draft of air)

      Ikkunan luona vetää.

      There is a draft by the window.

   4. (transitive) to wind, wind up (a coil or spring used to power a mechanism such as clockwork)

      Kronometri täytyy vetää tarkalleen 24 tunnin välein, jotta se olisi mahdollisimman tarkka.

      The chronometer must be wound exactly every 24 hours in order for it to be as precise as possible.

   5. (transitive, of a toilet) to flush

      Muista vetää vessa.

      Remember to flush the toilet.

2. (transitive, of a container) to be able to contain (of a vessel, in terms of volume)

   Astia vetää vähintäänkin 15 litraa.

   The container should be able to contain at least 15 litres.

3. to yank, punch (to throw, kick, hit etc. with a sudden, powerful movement)

   vetää turpaan ― to punch someone in the face

   1. (transitive, colloquial) to ingest, take (drugs, drinks, food, etc.)

      vetää viiva(a) ― to do a line; to use drugs nasally

      Pekka veti kakkua kuin viimeistä päivää.

      Pekka ate cake like there were no tomorrow.

      Mitä sä oot vetäny?

      What have you taken?

   2. (slang, art, music) to perform

      Vedetään biisi cis-mollista.

      Let's play this song in C-sharp minor.

      Bändi veti viimeisen keikkansa eilen.

      The band performed their last gig yesterday.

   3. (transitive, sports, colloquial) to shoot (the ball, puck, etc.)
   4. (colloquial, gaming) to beat (a level or a game)
4. (transitive, of tubing, wiring etc.) to place, install, lay

   Johdot on vedetty paikoilleen.

   The cables have been laid.

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".