Finnish Verbs - Verbtype 1

Verbs belonging to this verbtype have an infinitive that ends in 2 vowels.

istua

to sit

seisoa

to stand

odottaa

to wait

ymmärtää

to understand

muistaa

to remember

unohtaa

to forget

tietää

to know

oppia

to learn

kysyä

to ask

pyytää

to request

sanoa

to say

kertoa

to tell

nukkua

to sleep

ajaa

to drive

leikkiä

to play (as children do)

*ex. children's games like hide and seek, dolls, toy cars, food.

does NOT include sports, board games, video games

soittaa

to play / to call

*to play something from which sound emerges (play an instrument, play a record, etc., ring a doorbell)

*to call someone on the phone

ottaa

to take

antaa

to give

tutustua

to get to know

katsoa

to watch

lähteä

to leave

saapua

to arrive

rakastaa

to love

pukea

to dress, to put on

riisua

to undress, to take off

maksaa

to pay

*also “to cost”

ostaa

to buy

kirjoittaa

to write

lukea

to read

piirtää

to draw

nauraa

to laugh

itkeä

to cry

matkustaa

to travel

muuttaa

to move house

*also to change/alter/modify?

työntää

to push

vetää

to pull

nostaa

to lift

laskea

to count

laittaa

to put

heittää

to throw

hoitaa

to take care of

auttaa

to help

asua

to live, to reside

syntyä

to be born

elää

to be alive

etsiä

to search

löytää

to find

sulkea

to close

riittää

to be enough, to be sufficient

laulaa

to sing

tapahtua

to happen

alkaa

to start

aloittaa

to begin

loppua

to end

puhua

to speak

pitää

to like

*also ‘to hold’