/ˈnæhdæˣ/, [ˈnæhdæ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *näktäk (compare Estonian nägema, Karelian nähä, Veps nähta), from Proto-Uralic *näke- (compare Moksha няемс (näjems), Northern Mansi нэ̄глуӈкве (nè̄gluňkve), Hungarian néz).
- transitiveto see (perceive with the eyes)
“Näetkö tuon rakennuksen?” — Do you see that building?
“Näin hänet eilen kaupassa, mutta hän ei nähnyt minua.” — I saw her/him at the supermarket yesterday but she/he didn't see me.
“Näitkö sen matalalla lentäneen lentokoneen?” — Did you see that airplane flying low?
- transitivecan see with first infinitive ‘to do’ (have enough vision to be able to do something)
“Ulkona on niin valoisaa öisin, että näkee lukea.” — It's so bright outside at night that one can (see well enough to) read.
- transitiveto see, meet
“Nähdään huomenna!” — Let's meet tomorrow!
“Näen Pekkaa ylihuomenna.” — I'll see Pekka the day after tomorrow.
- transitiveto see, come to know through sight
“Näin uutisen lehdestä.” — I saw the news on the paper.
“Kellosta näkee ajan.” — One can see the time on the clock.
“Näin heti huoneeseen astuttuani, että tunnelma oli hyvin kireä.” — I could tell immediately once I stepped into the room that the atmosphere was very tense.
- figuratively, transitiveto see, (come to) realize
- transitiveto see, regard, view with translative or essive ‘as’, consider
“nähdä ratkaisuna” — to consider ... a solution / to see as a solution
- transitiveto go through, experience
“Onneksi Suomessa ei tarvitse nähdä nälkää.” — Fortunately, one doesn't have to experience hunger in Finland.
Muodotnäen(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en näe(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen nähnyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole nähnyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · näet(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et näe(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet nähnyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole nähnyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · näkee(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei näe(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on nähnyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole nähnyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · näemme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme näe(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme nähneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole nähneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · näette(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette näe(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette nähneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole nähneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)