The Finnish word for to look is
katsoa

Translations for to look and their definitions

katsoa
1. v. To look, have a look, take a look (+ at).
Katsoin sitä.
I looked at it.
2. v. To watch.
Katsoin elokuvaa.
I was watching a movie. (incomplete action)
Katsoin elokuvan.
I watched a movie. (completed action)

katsominen
1. n. look, looking
2. v. fourth infinitive of katsoa in

odottaa
1. v. to wait for, await, expect, anticipate
Hän odottaa sinua.
She is waiting for you.
~ innolla, mielenkiinnolla, jännityksellä etc. (+ partitive) = to look forward to (to anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure)
2. v. to expect (someone = genitive, to do something = active present participle singular in genitive, -van/-vän); to anticipate.
Hän odotti heidän tulevan.
She expected them to come.
3. v. to be expecting, be pregnant
Hän odottaa poikaa.
She is expecting a boy.

huolehtia
1. v. To care, tend, to look after.
Huolehdin naapurini koirasta hänen lomansa ajan.
I looked after my neighbor's dog during his vacation.
2. v. To take care of, deal with.
Meidän pitää huolehtia siitä, että kaikki menee hyvin.
We must make sure that everything goes well.
3. v. To care, mind.
4. v. To worry.
Äitini huolehtii koko ajan.
My mother is worried all the time.

näyttää
1. v. to show, present
Näyttäisittekö henkilöllisyystodistuksenne?
Would you please show your ID?
2. v. (intransitive, with active participle) to seem to do, appear to do, (to do = active present participle singular in genitive, -van/-vän; to have done = active past participle singular in genitive, -(n)
Jotenkin hän ei vain näytä nauttivan lomastaan.
Somehow she just doesn't seem to enjoy her holiday.
Jotenkin hän ei vain näytä nauttineen lomastaan.
Somehow she just doesn't seem to have enjoyed her holiday.
3. v. (intransitive, with siltä, että) to look like, to look as if, to seem, appear
Näyttää siltä, että olen kiintynyt sinuun.
It looks like I'm stuck with you.‎
Näyttää siltä, että kohta sataa.
It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.‎
It seems it's going to rain soon.
4. v. (+ ablative) to look (to give an appearance of being)
Tuo maalaus näyttää hyvältä.
That painting looks nice.‎
5. v. (+ ablative) to look like, resemble (to be similar in appearance to)
Joidenkin mielestä strutsit näyttävät emuilta, mutta ne ovat vain kaukaisia sukulaisia.
Ostriches look like emus to some people, but they are only distantly related.‎

ulkonäkö
1. n. look, appearance, semblance

ilme
1. n. facial expression, look, mien, appearance, countenance (features and expression of the face)
2. n. air (feeling or sense)
Haluan antaa sille taiteellisen ilmeen.
I want to give it an air of artistry.

sijaita
1. v. (intransitive) To lie, to be located at/in/on.

katsos
1. v. Optative present tense of the second singular person
2. v. Look, take a look.
Katsos tuotakin.
3. v. * Take a look of that, too.
4. v. See, you see.
Tarkoitin sillä vain hyvää, katsos.
5. v. * I meant only good with it, you see.

katsokaas
1. v. second-person singular optative present of katsoa
2. v. (colloquial) Look, would you take a look.
Katsokaas tuotakin.
3. v. * Would you take a look of that, too.
4. v. (colloquial) See, could you see, please understand.
Olin katsokaas peseytymässä, sen vuoksi en kyennyt vastaamaan puheluunne.
5. v. * I was washing myself, please understand, that's why I was not able to answer your telephone call.

vaikuttaa
1. v. (intransitive)
2. v. + illative: to influence, have an influence on, affect, have an effect on, impact, have an impact on.
Rankat sateet vaikuttivat selvästi järven vedenpinnan korkeuteen.
The heavy rainfall clearly had an effect on the water level of the lake.
Tämä vaikuttaa myös sinuun.
This will affect you too.
3. v. + illative: have an effect on, act, work; (alkaa vaikuttaa) take effect, start working
Vaikuttiko antibiootti? / Kuinka nopeasti antibiootit vaikuttavat?
Did the antibiotic have any effect? / How fast do antibiotics take effect?
4. v. + an adjective in ablative: to appear (to be), seem (to be).
Hän vaikuttaa iloiselta.
S/he seems to be happy.
5. v. to act as, to work as, to do (to have as one's job)
Hän vaikutti muutamia vuosia opettajana Oulussa.
For a few years, s/he worked as a teacher in Oulu.
Missä sinä nykyään vaikutat?
What are you doing nowadays?

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