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The Finnish word for to bend is
taivuttaa





to bend

Translations for to bend and their definitions

taipua
     1. v. (intransitive) To become curved, to bend.
     2. v. (intransitive) To change one's opinion due to external influence, to give in or bend.
     3. v. (intransitive) To (be) conjugate(d).
           Suomessa lähes kaikki verbit taipuvat säännöllisissä taivutusluokissa.
             Almost all the Finnish verbs are conjugated in regular conjugations.
     4. v. (intransitive) To be declinable.
           Adjektiivi eri ei taivu.
             The adjective eri is not declinable / is indeclinable.


mutka
     1. n. bend
     2. n. curve (e.g. in road)
           Hän menee mutkan taakse.
             He is going behind the corner.
           Hän on mutkan takana.
             He is behind the corner.
           Hän tulee mutkan takaa.
             He is coming from behind the corner.
     3. n. (plumbing) elbow (pipe fitting)
     4. n. (slang) rod (gun, pistol).


taivuttaa
     1. v. To make something curved, to bend.
     2. v. To persuade or bend somebody to change their opinion or make up their mind for something.
     3. v. To inflect (a word).
     4. v. To conjugate (a verb).
     5. v. To decline (an adjective / a noun).



kääntää
     1. v.
     2. v. to turn
     3. v. ~ ympäri: to tip, turn over, upend
           Kun hän käänsi pullon ympäri nukkuvan siskonsa päällä, korkki pullahti irti.
             When he upended the bottle over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off.
           Kääntyä kyljelle
             Turn to the side/ lie on your side.
     4. v. to translate (from = elative, to = translative or illative)
           Kirja käännettiin englannista suomeen.
             The book was translated from English to Finnish.
     5. v. (grammar) to invert (word order)
     6. v. (computing) to compile
     7. v. (colloquial) to steal


parras
     1. n. A brink, verge or edge.
           tuhon partaalla
             on the brink of destruction
           olla haudan partaalla
             to have one foot in the grave
             to be on one's last legs
     2. n. When used to express being very close to do something, about.
           Hän oli itkun partaalla.
             She was about to cry.
     3. n. (nautical) A rail.


kääntyä
     1. v. (intransitive)
     2. v. to change direction, turn, bend, shift
           Käänny seuraavasta risteyksestä vasemmalle.
             Turn (to the) left in the next crossroads.
           Tie kääntyy jyrkästi oikealle.
             The road bends sharply to the right.
           Tuuli on kääntynyt itään.
             The wind has shifted to the East.
     3. v. to change; to take a different turn
           Yhtäkkiä keskustelu kääntyi täysin toisenlaiseksi.
             Suddenly the discussion took a completely different turn.
           Onneni on kääntynyt.
             My luck has changed.
     4. v. to convert; to become a believer in a religion (to change religion)
           Hän kääntyi kristinuskoon. (illative)
             He converted to Christianity.
           Hän kääntyi kristityksi. (translative)
             He became a Christian.


kytky
     1. n. A bend, as any knot which joins the ends of two lines.


kaaret
     1. n. plural of kaari


sukeltajantauti
     1. n. (dated) decompression sickness, bends


kumartua
     1. v. to bend over, stoop (to bend one's upper body or head forward and down)
     2. v. to crouch (to bend servilely)


tarkoitus
     1. n. meaning
     2. n. function, what something does or is used for.
     3. n. purpose, end
           Tässä tarkoituksessa olen perustanut Pelastakaa pingviinit -rahaston.
             To this end, I have started the Save the Penguins Fund..
     4. n. (linguistics) skopos


suuntautua
     1. v. (intransitive) To be directed towards.
     2. v. (intransitive) To orientate oneself towards, orient oneself towards.
     3. v. (intransitive) To be aimed at, be geared towards.


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