/ˈkehuɑˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦuɑ̝(ʔ)]
OriginUnknown. No known cognates. Possibly related to kehottaa (“to recommend, urge”) or alternatively a variant of kiehua.
- transitiveto praise, tout, acclaim, commend
“Kuinka kehun naista kauniiksi?” — How should I praise a woman's beauty?
“Hän kehui minua artikkelistani.” — He praised me for my article.
- intransitiveto boast, brag (praise oneself)
- dialectalto tell, say
Formskehun(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kehu(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kehunut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kehunut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kehut(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kehu(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kehunut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kehunut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kehuu(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kehu(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kehunut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kehunut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kehumme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kehu(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kehuneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kehuneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kehutte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kehu(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kehuneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kehuneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)