/ˈiskeæˣ/, [ˈis̠k̟e̞æ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *iskedäk.
- transitiveto strike, hit
“Pentti oli iskenyt Markkua lekalla kasvoihin.” — Pentti had struck Markku in the face with sledgehammer.
- intransitiveto strike, attack, raid (perform an attacking maneuver)
“Joukkue iskee ja joko tuhoaa vihollisen tai pakottaa sen perääntymään.” — The platoon shall strike the enemy, either destroying it or forcing it to retreat.
- to crack down with illative ‘on’ (to enforce more stringently or more thoroughly)
“Viranomaiset yrittävät iskeä pyhien aikana rattijuopumukseen.” — The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
- idiomatic, intransitiveto have, get suddenly (of an event or state)
“Olin aikeissa tehdä sen vanhaan tapaan, kun iski neronleimaus.” — I was about to do it the old-fashioned way when I suddenly had a stroke-of-genius.
“Eilen iski pahanlainen migreeni.” — I got a bad migraine yesterday.
- informal, transitiveto hit on, flirt (to try to get someone romantically interested in oneself)
“Olen iskenyt sinua viikkoja.” — I've been flirting with you for weeks.
- broadly, informal, transitiveto get someone (succeed in making someone interested in oneself)
“Naisten iskeminen on helppoa. Katso ja opi.” — Getting women is easy. Watch and learn.
- dialectalto ply (thread)
Muodotisken(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en iske(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen iskenyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole iskenyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · isket(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et iske(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet iskenyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole iskenyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · iskee(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei iske(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on iskenyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole iskenyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · iskemme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme iske(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme iskeneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole iskeneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · iskette(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette iske(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette iskeneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole iskeneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)