/ˈtie̯tæːˣ/, [ˈt̪ie̞̯t̪æː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *teetädäk, derived from *tee. Equivalent to tie (“road, way”) + -tää; the original meaning seems to have been "to know the way to" (thus tiedän talon (“I know the way to the house”)).
- transitiveto know with elative ‘about’, be aware of (in some cases implying superficial knowledge, see the usage notes below)
“Tiedätkö ratkaisun?” — Do you know the solution?
“Tiesin sinun tulevan tänne.” — I knew you would come here.
“Tiesin sinun tulleen tänne.” — I knew you had come here.
- transitiveto mean, spell, signify, presage, bode
“Peilin rikkominen tietää epäonnea.” — Breaking a mirror spells bad luck.
Muodottiedän(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en tiedä(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen tietänyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · olen tiennyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole tietänyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · en ole tiennyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · tiedät(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et tiedä(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet tietänyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · olet tiennyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole tietänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole tiennyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · tietää(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei tiedä(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on tietänyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · on tiennyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole tietänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole tiennyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · tiedämme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme tiedä(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present)