/ˈtehdæˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞hdæ(ʔ)]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *tektäk (compare Karelian tehtä, Estonian tegema), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *teke- (compare Northern Sami dahkat, Erzya теемс (tejems), Hungarian tesz; see the Proto-Uralic entry for more).
- transitiveto do, perform, execute, carry out
“Mitä sinä teet?” — What are you doing?
“Meidän täytyy tehdä biopsia selvittääksemme oireiden syyn.” — We need to perform a biopsy in order to find out the cause of the symptoms.
“Mitä menit tekemään?” — What did you do? / What have you done? (scolding tone)
- transitiveto make, manufacture
“tehdä huorin” — to commit adultery
“Tein äidilleni kakun.” — I made a cake for my mom. / I made my mom a cake.
“Mistä se on tehty?” — What is it made (out) of?
- transitiveto make, render, turn
“He tekivät minusta presidentin.” — They made me President.
“Ei se tee hänestä pahaa ihmistä.” — It doesn't make him a bad person.
“Mikä tekee ihmisestä viehättävän?” — What makes someone attractive?
- transitiveto make, render, turn
“Hän teki minut iloiseksi.” — She made me happy.
- transitiveto commit, perpetrate, carry out, conduct (to do, as a crime, sin, or fault)
- informal, transitiveto make, cost (said often by the salesperson to the customer)
“Se tekee viisikymmentäyhdeksän euroa.” — That makes fifty-nine euros.
- informal, transitiveto do a, pull a (copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned)
“Hän teki Nykäset ja alkoi ryypätä.” — She did a Nykänen and hit the bottle.
- transitiveto be in the process of
- impersonal, stative, with-genitiveto feel
“Minun tekee hyvää ajatella sitä.” — I feel good thinking it.
“Minun tekee pahaa ajatellakin sitä.” — I feel bad just thinking it.
- transitiveto have, bear (give birth to children)
- informal, transitiveto have, bear (give birth to children)
Formsteen(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en tee(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen tehnyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole tehnyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · teet(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et tee(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet tehnyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole tehnyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · tekee(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei tee(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on tehnyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole tehnyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · teemme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme tee(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme tehneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole tehneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · teette(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette tee(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette tehneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole tehneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)