harmitella

Finnish

Etymology

From harmittaa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrmitelːɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝rmiˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): har‧mi‧tel‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): har‧mi‧tel‧la

Verb

harmitella

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to bemoan, complain, regret, dismay about

   Hän harmitteli kuivuutta, mutta kasteli kuitenkin nurmikkonsa.

   He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

   Mummo harmitteli nuorison turmeltuneisuutta.

   Grandmother complained about the decadence of the young people.

Conjugation

Inflection of harmitella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harmittelen	en harmittele	1st sing.	olen harmitellut	en ole harmitellut
2nd sing.		harmittelet	et harmittele	2nd sing.	olet harmitellut	et ole harmitellut
3rd sing.		harmittelee	ei harmittele	3rd sing.	on harmitellut	ei ole harmitellut
1st plur.		harmittelemme	emme harmittele	1st plur.	olemme harmitelleet	emme ole harmitelleet
2nd plur.		harmittelette	ette harmittele	2nd plur.	olette harmitelleet	ette ole harmitelleet
3rd plur.		harmittelevat	eivät harmittele	3rd plur.	ovat harmitelleet	eivät ole harmitelleet
passive		harmitellaan	ei harmitella	passive	on harmiteltu	ei ole harmiteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harmittelin	en harmitellut	1st sing.	olin harmitellut	en ollut harmitellut
2nd sing.		harmittelit	et harmitellut	2nd sing.	olit harmitellut	et ollut harmitellut
3rd sing.		harmitteli	ei harmitellut	3rd sing.	oli harmitellut	ei ollut harmitellut
1st plur.		harmittelimme	emme harmitelleet	1st plur.	olimme harmitelleet	emme olleet harmitelleet
2nd plur.		harmittelitte	ette harmitelleet	2nd plur.	olitte harmitelleet	ette olleet harmitelleet
3rd plur.		harmittelivat	eivät harmitelleet	3rd plur.	olivat harmitelleet	eivät olleet harmitelleet
passive		harmiteltiin	ei harmiteltu	passive	oli harmiteltu	ei ollut harmiteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harmittelisin	en harmittelisi	1st sing.	olisin harmitellut	en olisi harmitellut
2nd sing.		harmittelisit	et harmittelisi	2nd sing.	olisit harmitellut	et olisi harmitellut
3rd sing.		harmittelisi	ei harmittelisi	3rd sing.	olisi harmitellut	ei olisi harmitellut
1st plur.		harmittelisimme	emme harmittelisi	1st plur.	olisimme harmitelleet	emme olisi harmitelleet
2nd plur.		harmittelisitte	ette harmittelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte harmitelleet	ette olisi harmitelleet
3rd plur.		harmittelisivat	eivät harmittelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat harmitelleet	eivät olisi harmitelleet
passive		harmiteltaisiin	ei harmiteltaisi	passive	olisi harmiteltu	ei olisi harmiteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		harmittele	älä harmittele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		harmitelkoon	älköön harmitelko	3rd sing.	olkoon harmitellut	älköön olko harmitellut
1st plur.		harmitelkaamme	älkäämme harmitelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		harmitelkaa	älkää harmitelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		harmitelkoot	älkööt harmitelko	3rd plur.	olkoot harmitelleet	älkööt olko harmitelleet
passive		harmiteltakoon	älköön harmiteltako	passive	olkoon harmiteltu	älköön olko harmiteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harmitellen	en harmitelle	1st sing.	lienen harmitellut	en liene harmitellut
2nd sing.		harmitellet	et harmitelle	2nd sing.	lienet harmitellut	et liene harmitellut
3rd sing.		harmitellee	ei harmitelle	3rd sing.	lienee harmitellut	ei liene harmitellut
1st plur.		harmitellemme	emme harmitelle	1st plur.	lienemme harmitelleet	emme liene harmitelleet
2nd plur.		harmitellette	ette harmitelle	2nd plur.	lienette harmitelleet	ette liene harmitelleet
3rd plur.		harmitellevat	eivät harmitelle	3rd plur.	lienevät harmitelleet	eivät liene harmitelleet
passive		harmiteltaneen	ei harmiteltane	passive	lienee harmiteltu	ei liene harmiteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		harmitella		present	harmitteleva	harmiteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harmitellakseni harmitellaksemme 2nd harmitellaksesi harmitellaksenne 3rd harmitellakseen harmitellaksensa		past	harmitellut	harmiteltu
2nd	inessive2	harmitellessa	harmiteltaessa	agent4	harmittelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harmitellessani harmitellessamme 2nd harmitellessasi harmitellessanne 3rd harmitellessaan harmitellessansa		negative	harmittelematon
	instructive	harmitellen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	harmittelemassa	—
	elative	harmittelemasta	—
	illative	harmittelemaan	—
	adessive	harmittelemalla	—
	abessive	harmittelematta	—
	instructive	harmitteleman	harmiteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	harmitteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harmittelemaisillani harmittelemaisillamme 2nd harmittelemaisillasi harmittelemaisillanne 3rd harmittelemaisillaan harmittelemaisillansa

Synonyms

• pahoitella, päivitellä, tuskailla, tuskitella

Derived terms

• harmittelu

Further reading

• “harmitella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023