/ˈkestæːˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠tæː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kestädäk. Cognates include Estonian kestma, Karelian kesteä and Ludian kestädä. Ultimately possibly of either Baltic origin (*kenst-, compare Lithuanian kę̃sti) or alternatively from keski-.
- transitiveto stand, withstand, endure, hold up (to), stand up (to)
“Talo kesti myrskyn.” — The house withstood the storm.
- intransitiveto last, remain (endure without changes despite pressure)
- intransitiveto last, take, endure (time)
“Kuinka kauan se kestää?” — How long does it take?
“Ei siinä kestä kauaa.” — It won't take long.
- intransitiveto last, endure, hold out
“Kollaa kestää” — Kollaa can hold out
- transitiveto cope (with), endure (mentally)
- transitiveto tolerate, stand
“En kestä häntä enää!” — I can't stand him anymore!
- to resist (withstand actions or effects of)
“—Liekkiin kosketus sun kuumaan saa
—En voi kestää enää kauempaa” — —A touch lights you up like a hot flame
—I cannot resist any longer
Muodotkestän(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kestä(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kestänyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kestänyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kestät(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kestä(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kestänyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kestänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kestää(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kestä(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kestänyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kestänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kestämme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kestä(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kestäneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kestäneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kestätte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kestä(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kestäneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kestäneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)