Finnish

(index la)

Verb

laskea

1. (transitive) to lower, drop
2. (transitive) to put down, set down, lay down
3. (transitive) to lay (e.g. the foundation of sth)
4. (transitive) (with adverbs or verbs) to let

   laskea sisään = to let in

   laskea ulos = to let out

   laskea karkuun = to let escape

   laskea menemään = to let go (concretely; not in the sense "to dismiss/give notice to/fire")

   laskea irti = to let loose

5. (transitive) ~ liikkeelle/liikkeeseen = to release, put into circulation, issue
6. (transitive) to (let) run, (let) flow
7. (transitive) to count, tally (the number of sth)
8. (transitive) to calculate, figure
9. (transitive) to lower (e.g. prices), to decrease (the amount of sth)
10. (transitive) (+ genitive-accusative + translative) to find, consider

    Lasken sen eduksi.

    I consider it an advantage.

11. (intransitive) to fall, drop
12. (intransitive) to lower (e.g. of prices), decrease (e.g. of the amount of sth)
13. (intransitive, e.g. of a road or hill) to slope down, descend, drop off
14. (intransitive) to slide (down; by using some vehicle or instrument)

    laskea kelkalla mäkeä = to slide downhill with a sled

    laskea suksilla mäkeä = to ski downhill

15. (intransitive, of a river) to flow to a larger body of water

    Mississippi laskee Meksikon lahteen.

    The Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

16. (intransitive, of the Sun) to set

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to let in/out/escape/go/loose): päästää
• (to release, put into circulation, issue): saattaa (also with adverbs or verbs)
• (to calculate, figure): laskelmoida
• (to find, consider): pitää (+ partitive + essive)
• (to slope down, descend, drop off): viettää (alas)
• (to slide): liukua
• (to flow): virrata

Antonyms

• (to slope down, descend, drop off): nousta, kohota

Derived terms

• nouns: laskelma, laskenta, laskento, laskin, lasku, oletus
• verbs: frequentative laskeskella, causative laskettaa, reflexive laskeutua

Anagrams

• elaska, kalsea