käännät

Käännät is a Finnish verb form belonging to the verb kääntää, which has two core meanings in Finnish: to turn or rotate something and to translate text from one language to another. Käännätä itself is the present tense form used when the subject is the second person singular, meaning “you turn” or “you translate.”

In usage, käännät is used when addressing someone directly. The phrase can refer to physically turning an object, or to translating text. The meaning is determined by context. For example, you might ask, Käännätkö tämän kappaleen ruotsiksi? which means “Will you translate this paragraph into Swedish?” or, in a physical sense, Käännätkö tämän sivun? meaning “Will you turn this page?” The verb is flexible enough to fit both senses with appropriate objects and adverbs.

Grammatically, käännät is the present indicative form for the second person singular of kääntää. It is used with the pronoun sinä (you) and appears in questions and statements alike. Related forms include minä käännän (I turn/translate), me käännämme (we turn/translate), and te käännätte (you all turn/translate). In compound tense constructions, käännetty or kääntänyt may appear, depending on aspect and mood.

See also: kääntäjä (translator), käännös (translation), kääntö (a turning or turning point), kääntää (infinitive).