ennustaa

Ennustaa is a Finnish verb meaning to predict or foretell. It is used to express the act of forecasting future events or outcomes, often based on data, models, or interpretation. The related nouns are ennuste (forecast), ennustus (prophecy, forecast), and the gerund ennustaminen (the act of forecasting). A person who makes predictions is called an ennustaja.

In everyday Finnish, ennustaa appears in many contexts. In science and public discourse, it is used for weather forecasts (sääennuste), climate projections, and economic forecasts (talousennuste). In meteorology and risk assessment, predictions describe the likely development of phenomena such as precipitation, temperature, or market trends. In cultural contexts, ennustaa may refer to fortune telling or astrology, though these are typically distinguished from scientific forecasting.

Conjugation and usage: the verb follows regular -taa conjugation; the infinitive is ennustaa. Present tense forms include minä ennustan and hän ennustaa. The noun ennuste denotes a specific forecast, while ennustus or ennustaminen refers to the broader practice of predicting.

See also: ennuste, ennustus, ennustaja, ennustaminen, sääennuste.