harventaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

harva +‎ -ntaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrʋentɑːˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): har‧ven‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): har‧ven‧taa

Verb

harventaa (transitive)

1. to thin out (to make more sparse)
2. to thin (to remove some plants or parts thereof in order to improve the growth of those remaining)
3. to rarefy (to make rare, thin, porous, less dense)
4. (music) to augment (to slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage)
5. (typography) to space out (letters for emphasis)

Conjugation

Inflection of harventaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harvennan	en harvenna	1st sing.	olen harventanut	en ole harventanut
2nd sing.		harvennat	et harvenna	2nd sing.	olet harventanut	et ole harventanut
3rd sing.		harventaa	ei harvenna	3rd sing.	on harventanut	ei ole harventanut
1st plur.		harvennamme	emme harvenna	1st plur.	olemme harventaneet	emme ole harventaneet
2nd plur.		harvennatte	ette harvenna	2nd plur.	olette harventaneet	ette ole harventaneet
3rd plur.		harventavat	eivät harvenna	3rd plur.	ovat harventaneet	eivät ole harventaneet
passive		harvennetaan	ei harvenneta	passive	on harvennettu	ei ole harvennettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harvensin	en harventanut	1st sing.	olin harventanut	en ollut harventanut
2nd sing.		harvensit	et harventanut	2nd sing.	olit harventanut	et ollut harventanut
3rd sing.		harvensi	ei harventanut	3rd sing.	oli harventanut	ei ollut harventanut
1st plur.		harvensimme	emme harventaneet	1st plur.	olimme harventaneet	emme olleet harventaneet
2nd plur.		harvensitte	ette harventaneet	2nd plur.	olitte harventaneet	ette olleet harventaneet
3rd plur.		harvensivat	eivät harventaneet	3rd plur.	olivat harventaneet	eivät olleet harventaneet
passive		harvennettiin	ei harvennettu	passive	oli harvennettu	ei ollut harvennettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harventaisin	en harventaisi	1st sing.	olisin harventanut	en olisi harventanut
2nd sing.		harventaisit	et harventaisi	2nd sing.	olisit harventanut	et olisi harventanut
3rd sing.		harventaisi	ei harventaisi	3rd sing.	olisi harventanut	ei olisi harventanut
1st plur.		harventaisimme	emme harventaisi	1st plur.	olisimme harventaneet	emme olisi harventaneet
2nd plur.		harventaisitte	ette harventaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte harventaneet	ette olisi harventaneet
3rd plur.		harventaisivat	eivät harventaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat harventaneet	eivät olisi harventaneet
passive		harvennettaisiin	ei harvennettaisi	passive	olisi harvennettu	ei olisi harvennettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		harvenna	älä harvenna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		harventakoon	älköön harventako	3rd sing.	olkoon harventanut	älköön olko harventanut
1st plur.		harventakaamme	älkäämme harventako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		harventakaa	älkää harventako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		harventakoot	älkööt harventako	3rd plur.	olkoot harventaneet	älkööt olko harventaneet
passive		harvennettakoon	älköön harvennettako	passive	olkoon harvennettu	älköön olko harvennettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		harventanen	en harventane	1st sing.	lienen harventanut	en liene harventanut
2nd sing.		harventanet	et harventane	2nd sing.	lienet harventanut	et liene harventanut
3rd sing.		harventanee	ei harventane	3rd sing.	lienee harventanut	ei liene harventanut
1st plur.		harventanemme	emme harventane	1st plur.	lienemme harventaneet	emme liene harventaneet
2nd plur.		harventanette	ette harventane	2nd plur.	lienette harventaneet	ette liene harventaneet
3rd plur.		harventanevat	eivät harventane	3rd plur.	lienevät harventaneet	eivät liene harventaneet
passive		harvennettaneen	ei harvennettane	passive	lienee harvennettu	ei liene harvennettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		harventaa		present	harventava	harvennettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harventaakseni harventaaksemme 2nd harventaaksesi harventaaksenne 3rd harventaakseen harventaaksensa		past	harventanut	harvennettu
2nd	inessive2	harventaessa	harvennettaessa	agent4	harventama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harventaessani harventaessamme 2nd harventaessasi harventaessanne 3rd harventaessaan harventaessansa		negative	harventamaton
	instructive	harventaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form harventaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	harventamassa	—
	elative	harventamasta	—
	illative	harventamaan	—
	adessive	harventamalla	—
	abessive	harventamatta	—
	instructive	harventaman	harvennettaman
4th3	verbal noun	harventaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st harventamaisillani harventamaisillamme 2nd harventamaisillasi harventamaisillanne 3rd harventamaisillaan harventamaisillansa

Derived terms

adjectives

• harventamaton

nouns

• harvennin
• harvennus
• harventaja
• harventaminen

verbs

• harventua

Related terms

• harva

Further reading

• “harventaa”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrʋentɑː/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): har‧ven‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): har‧ven‧taa

Verb

harventaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of harventaa

Anagrams

• vaahteran, varhentaa