The Finnish word for to stand is
seisoa
Translations for to stand and their definitions
| tuki | |
| 1. n. support | |
| 2. n. back, backing | |
| Jos joskus tarvitset apua, niin pyydä. Tiedät, että sinulla on minun tukeni. | |
| If you ever need help, just ask. You know I have your back. | |
| 3. n. strut, prop, crutch | |
| 4. n. (social) allowance, dole, benefit | |
| Katja nostaa tukia. | |
| Katja is on the dole (lit. withdraws allowances). | |
| 5. v. third-person singular indicative past of tukea | |
| 6. v. second-person singular indicative past of tukkia | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of tukkia | |
| 8. v. plural imperative present connegative of tukkia |
| seisoa | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To stand. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To be at a halt. | |
| Tehdas seisoi. | |
| The factory was at a halt. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular = to have an erection. | |
| Hänellä seisoi. | |
| He had an erection. |
| nousta | |
| 1. v. to rise | |
| 2. v. to arise | |
| 3. v. to embark, to board | |
| Hän nousi junaan Oulussa ja sen jälkeen häntä ei ole nähty. | |
| He embarked a train in Oulu and he hasn't been seen thereafter. | |
| 4. v. to disembark | |
| Hän nousi junasta Oulussa. | |
| He disembarked the train in Oulu. |
| nousta ylös | |
| 1. to get up |
| teline | |
| 1. n. (usually in plural) scaffold, staging (structure supporting workmen on a construction site etc.) | |
| 2. n. rack, stand |
| seistä | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) | |
| 2. v. To stand. | |
| 3. v. To be at a halt. | |
| Tehdas on seissyt kolme viikkoa. | |
| The factory has been at a halt for three weeks. | |
| 4. v. (colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular = to have an erection. | |
| Hänellä ei seissyt. | |
| He didn't have an erection. | |
| 5. n. elative singular form of sei | |
| 6. n. elative plural form of sei |
| lava | |
| 1. n. bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load) | |
| 2. n. platform (raised stage for speeches etc.) | |
| 3. n. stage (in a theatre etc.) |
| metsikkö | |
| 1. n. A small forest. |
| asema | |
| 1. n. state, position, situation | |
| Olen sellaisessa asemassa, että en voi kritisoida presidenttiä julkisesti. | |
| I am in such a position that I can not criticize the president publically. | |
| 2. n. status (person’s position or standing relative to that of others) | |
| Upseerin rouvalla on kunnioitettu asema varuskuntakaupungissa. | |
| The wife of an officer has a respected status in a garrison town. | |
| 3. n. station | |
| rautatieasema | |
| railway station | |
| 4. n. (military) post | |
| 5. n. (computing) drive |
| 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! |
| kanta | |
| 1. n. stem | |
| 2. n. opinion, point of view (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs) | |
| 3. n. heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one; a high heel is usually called korko) | |
| olla kannoilla = to heel | |
| 4. n. (microbiology) strain | |
| 5. n. (biology) population |
| suunnata | |
| 1. v. | |
| 2. v. to direct | |
| 3. v. to target, aim | |
| 4. v. to head (to move in a specified direction) |
| paikka | |
| 1. n. place, location, spot, site | |
| 2. n. area, region, locality, neighbourhood/neighborhood | |
| 3. n. space, room | |
| 4. n. scene (where something happens/has happened) | |
| 5. n. (politics) seat | |
| Sosiaalidemokraateilla on eduskunnassa 36 paikkaa. | |
| The Social Democrats have 36 seats in the Parliament. | |
| 6. n. (sports) berth (position on the field of play) | |
| 7. n. job, post, position | |
| 8. n. patch (on clothes) | |
| 9. n. (dentistry) filling; inlay | |
| 10. n. (colloquial) situation | |
| 11. n. (colloquial, in plural) parts, bones | |
| Minulla on paikat kipeänä. | |
| I'm sore all over. |
| koju | |
| 1. n. booth |
| tuomita | |
| 1. v. To convict someone (of something = elative); to sentence someone, condemn someone (to something = illative). | |
| 2. v. To try, hear, sit, adjudicate (a case). | |
| 3. v. To judge. | |
| (Bible) Älkää tuomitko, ettei teitä tuomittaisi. | |
| Judge not, lest ye be judged. | |
| 4. v. To judge, condemn, doom. | |
| 5. v. To express strong disapproval of, denounce; to condemn, reprobate, objurgate, excoriate. | |
| 6. v. To referee; to umpire. |
| ihmetys | |
| 1. n. astonishment |
| aitio | |
| 1. n. A box in a theatre etc. |
| jakso | |
| 1. n. period | |
| 2. n. episode | |
| 3. n. passage (paragraph or section of text) |
| siemenpuu | |
| 1. n. (forestry) seed tree (superior tree left standing at the time of cutting to produce seed for reforestation) | |
| 2. n. A yet ungrafted fruit tree grown from the seed. |
| pyrkiä | |
| 1. v. to strive, endeavour (to attempt through application of effort) | |
| 2. v. to aspire, run for office (to hope or work towards a position) | |
| Hän pyrkii presidentiksi. | |
| He aspires to be the president. | |
| 3. v. to pursue (to aim for) | |
| Hän oli päättänyt pyrkiä rauhaan. | |
| He had determined to pursue peace. | |
| 4. v. to tend (to have a tendency to) | |
| Hinnat pyrkivät nousemaan. | |
| The prices tend to rise. |
| vastustaa | |
| 1. v. to object, to oppose, to contest (to raise an objection) | |
| 2. v. to protest (to make a strong objection) | |
| 3. v. to resist, to oppose, counteract, hinder (to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something) | |
| 4. v. to antagonize (to work against; to oppose; especially to incite reaction) |
| sietää | |
| 1. v. to tolerate, endure | |
| 2. v. to stand |
| kannanotto | |
| 1. n. contention, position (point maintained in an argument) | |
| 2. n. position paper (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) | |
| 3. n. resolution (formal statement adopted by an assembly) | |
| 4. n. statement (presentation of opinion or position) |
| koppi | |
| 1. n. small hut or cell, compare koirankoppi (kennel, doghouse) | |
| 2. n. doghouse (small shelter for humans) | |
| 3. n. catch (the act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball) |
| päteä | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To apply, be valid. | |
| Sama pätee kaikkiin muihin. | |
| The same goes for everyone else. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To show off one's (real or fake) intelligence or knowledge. |
| tuomaroida | |
| 1. v. To ump (to act as an umpire). |
| tiski | |
| 1. n. desk | |
| 2. n. counter | |
| 3. n. (colloquial) dishes (dirty containers, utensils etc. to be washed after eating). |
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