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The Finnish word for bear is
karhu





bear



Translations for bear and their definitions

kantaa
     1. n. partitive singular form of kanta
     2. v. To carry, bear.
     3. v. (intransitive) To carry, be carried, reach.
           Tytön huuto kantoi kauas.
             The scream of the girl reached far.
     4. v. To wield.


karhu
     1. n. bear in general.
     2. n. brown bear (Ursus arctos).


sietää
     1. v. to tolerate, endure
     2. v. to stand


kestää
     1. v. to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up
           Talo kesti myrskyn.
             The house withstood the storm.
     2. v. (intransitive) to last, take, dure
           Kuinka kauan se kestää?
             How long does it take?
           Ei siinä kestä kauaa.
             It won't take long.
     3. v. to tolerate, stand
           En kestä häntä enää!
             I can't stand him anymore!


painostaa
     1. v. to coerce, to put pressure on, pressurize (to exert force or influence to compel one to act against his will)
           Älä anna kenenkään painostaa itseäsi ostamaan jotakin, jota et halua.
             Do not let anyone coerce you into buying something you do not want.


tuoda
     1. v.
     2. v. to bring, get
     3. v. ~ (maahan): to import


toimittaa
     1. v.
     2. v. To send, deliver, take, get, fetch; to give (someone = allative, something = genitive-accusative), supply/provide (someone = illative or allative, with something = genitive-accusative).
     3. v. To hold, conduct, perform, preside at.
     4. v. To edit (a book, a magazine).
     5. v. To copy edit (a text).


tulla voimaan
     1. v. to come into force


päättää
     1. v. To decide (to do something).
     2. v. To judge, infer, conclude.
     3. v. To end, conclude, terminate, bring to a close.
     4. v. To tie off, fasten (a thread).


tuottaa
     1. v. To produce.
     2. v. To develop, generate.



liittyä
     1. v. (intransitive) (+ illative)
     2. v. To join.
           ~ (jäseneksi) puolueeseen = to join a (political) party.
     3. v. To be related to, be associated with, be part of.
           Asiat liittyvät toisiinsa.
              These things are related to each other.
     4. v. To have to do with.
           Muistelen, että hänen kirjansa liittyi avaruusolentojen tekemiin sieppauksiin.
              As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.
           Liittyykö tämä mitenkään suunnittelemaasi juhlaan?
              Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?
           Kyllä, minulla on auto, mutta miten se liittyy pätevyyteeni toimistotyöhön?
              Yes, I have a car, but what does that have to do with whether I am qualified for a desk job?


todistaa
     1. v. To prove, demonstrate, substantiate.
           Pystytkö todistamaan sen?
              Can you prove it?
     2. v. To witness, give/bear witness to, testify to, attest to; (religiously) to give a testimonial of/to.
     3. v. (intransitive) To testify, depose, take the stand.
           Todistaako hän äitiään vastaan?
              Will s/he testify against her mother?


voittaa
     1. v. (intransitive) To win.
     2. v. To beat, conquer, overcome (a competitor); to win (a prize).



sisältää
     1. v. To include; to contain.
     2. v. To involve.


ylläpitää
     1. v. maintain, uphold, keep up


kärsiä
     1. n. partitive plural form of kärsä
     2. v. (intransitive) To suffer from, endure.
           Lapset kärsivät nälänhädästä.
             The children suffer from famine.
     3. v. To suffer, experience, undergo (something negative = genitive-accusative).
           Joukkue kärsi tappion.
             The team suffered a defeat.



olla
     1. v. (copular) To be (indicating that the subject and the complement of the verb form the same thing).
           Minä olen onnellinen.
             I am happy.
           Minä olen lääkäri.
             I am a doctor.
     2. v. (intransitive) To be (to occupy a place).
           Minä olen kotona.
             I am at home.
     3. v. (copular) To be, constitute, make up, form.
           Tuo on maanpetos.
             That constitutes (high) treason.
     4. v. (intransitive) ~ (olemassa) = to exist — the subject often indefinite = in partitive case -> verb in 3rd-pers. singular
           Rakkautta ei ole (olemassa).
             Love doesn't exist.
     5. v. (intransitive) To behave, act (as if...) (when followed by a subordinate clause beginning with (ikään,) kuin, requiring conditional mood).
           Hän oli (ikään), kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.
             He behaved as if he hadn't noticed anything.
     6. v. To have (a verb to build active present perfect tense and active past perfect tense, taking active past participle, ending -nut/-nyt (singular) or -neet (pl.)).
           Olen jo syönyt tänään.
             I have already eaten today.
           Olemme jo syöneet tänään.
             We have already eaten today.
           Olin jo syönyt.
             I had already eaten.
           Olimme jo syöneet.
             We had already eaten.
     7. v. To have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive past perfect tense, taking passive past participle, ending -tu/-ty).
           Aamiainen oli jo syöty.
             Breakfast had already been eaten.
     8. v. (intransitive) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive/accusative = to have; to own, to possess.
           Minulla on/oli/on ollut kissa (nom.). (when in positive sentences, countable nouns in nominative)
             I have/had/have had a cat.
           Minulla ei ole kissaa (part.). (when in negative sentences, countable nouns in partitive)
             I don't have a cat.
           Minulla on/oli/on ollut sinut (acc.). (when in positive sentences, personal pronouns in accusative)
             I have/had/have had you.
           Minulla ei ole/ei ollut/ei ole ollut sinua (part.). (when in negative sentences, personal pronouns in partitive)
             I don't have/didn't have/haven't had you.
           Minulla on/ei ole rahaa (part.). (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
             I have/don't have money.
           Minulla on valta (nom.). (with an uncountable noun in nominative, the meaning or nuance of the sentence changes:)
             I've got the power.
     9. v. (intransitive) missä + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive = there is / are + subject + where?
           Pöydällä on kissa. (when in positive sentences, singular countable nouns in nominative)
             There is a cat on the table.
           Pöydällä ei ole kissaa. (when in negative sentences, singular countable nouns in partitive)
             There is no cat on the table.
           Pöydällä on/ei ole kissoja. (plural countable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
             There are (some) cats / There are no cats on the table.
           Lattialla on/ei ole rahaa. (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
             There is (some) / There is no money on the floor.
     10. v. (intransitive) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to do something, must do something; be obliged/forced to do something.
           Minun (gen.) on nyt mentävä.
             I have to go now.
           Minun on palautettava kirja kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.
             I have to return the book to the library by Friday.
           that same in passive: nominative/accusative + 3rd-pers. singular + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to be done, must be done.
           Kirja (nom.) on palautettava kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä. (countable nouns in nominative)
             The book has to be returned to the library by Friday.
           Onko sinut (acc.) hiljennettevä pakolla? (personal pronouns in accusative)
             Do I have to make you shut your mouth? (literally: Do you have to be quietened by force?)


pitää
     1. v. To like, be fond of.
           Minä pidän appelsiineista.
             I like oranges.
           ~ + elative enemmän (kuin + elative) = to prefer something (to something), be fonder of something than of something.
             Pidän omenoista enemmän kuin appelsiineista.
            : I prefer apples to oranges.
     2. v. To consider (to be), to assess, to see as
           Minä pidän ihmisiä vihamielisinä
             I consider people to be hostile.
     3. v. genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive = to have (to do); (in conditional mood) should (do), ought (to do), be supposed (to do), would have (to do).
           Sinun pitää mennä töihin.
             You have to go to work.
           Meidän pitäisi mennä töihin.
             We should go to work.
     4. v. To hold, grasp, grip.
           Minä voin pitää laukkuasi.
             I can hold your bag.
     5. v. To hold onto.
           Minä voin pitää laukustasi kiinni.
             I can hold onto your bag.
     6. v. To keep, take.
           Pidän tämän sisiliskon.
             I will keep this lizard.
     7. v. To keep (an animal).
           Korkeasaaressa pidetään monenlaisia eläimiä.
             Many types of animals are kept in Korkeasaari Zoo.
     8. v. Used in very many collocations with nouns, translated often into engage in, have, do, transact, pursue, conduct, carry out keep up, maintain, lead/teach etc.
           Hän piti kuulustelua syytetylle.
             S/he was conducting an interrogation of the accused.
           Pidän SAP-kurssia.
             I teach a SAP course.



pitää sisällään
     1. v. encase



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