Virittää

Translations

1. to tune, adjust (a device, etc.)
   1. to tune (modify a musical instrument so that it produces the correct pitches)
   2. to tune (adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device so that it functions optimally)
      • Synonym: säätää
   3. to tune (make more precise, intense, or effective)
   4. to voice (tune the pipes of an organ)
   5. to tune in (adjust the frequency of a receiver to match with that of a specific television or radio station)
      • Synonym: valita (in modern devices the frequency is often adjusted automatically, the user merely "chooses")
2. to set, arm, activate (of a trap or similar, to make ready for action)
   1. to cock (lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow, prepare a firearm or crossbow to fire)
3. (informal) to jury-rig (create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand)
   • Synonym: säätää
4. to light (start a fire, e.g. in a campfire)
   • Synonym: sytyttää
5. (figurative) to stimulate, excite, evoke
   • virittää keskustelua ― to stimulate debate
6. (figurative) to set (in a mood, tone, etc.)
   • Stand up -koomikon täytyy osata virittää yleisö tunnelmaan.
     • A stand-up comedian has to be able to get the audience in the right mood.
7. (mathematics) to generate (act as a generator to an algebraic structure)
8. (linear algebra) to span (generate an entire space by means of linear combinations)
9. (physics) to excite (cause to move to a state with higher energy)

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".