Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑtɑːˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑː
- Syllabification(key): ma‧taa
- Hyphenation(key): ma‧taa
Verb
mataa
- to creep, worm, crawl (move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground)
- (figuratively) to move very slowly, crawl (e.g. in a traffic jam)
Conjugation
More information indicative mood, present tense ...
| Inflection of mataa (Kotus type 56*F/kaivaa, t-d gradation) |
| indicative mood |
| present tense |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
madan |
en mada |
1st sing. |
olen matanut |
en ole matanut |
| 2nd sing. |
madat |
et mada |
2nd sing. |
olet matanut |
et ole matanut |
| 3rd sing. |
mataa |
ei mada |
3rd sing. |
on matanut |
ei ole matanut |
| 1st plur. |
madamme |
emme mada |
1st plur. |
olemme mataneet |
emme ole mataneet |
| 2nd plur. |
madatte |
ette mada |
2nd plur. |
olette mataneet |
ette ole mataneet |
| 3rd plur. |
matavat |
eivät mada |
3rd plur. |
ovat mataneet |
eivät ole mataneet |
| passive |
madetaan |
ei madeta |
passive |
on madettu |
ei ole madettu |
| past tense |
pluperfect |
| 1st sing. |
madoin |
en matanut |
1st sing. |
olin matanut |
en ollut matanut |
| 2nd sing. |
madoit |
et matanut |
2nd sing. |
olit matanut |
et ollut matanut |
| 3rd sing. |
matoi |
ei matanut |
3rd sing. |
oli matanut |
ei ollut matanut |
| 1st plur. |
madoimme |
emme mataneet |
1st plur. |
olimme mataneet |
emme olleet mataneet |
| 2nd plur. |
madoitte |
ette mataneet |
2nd plur. |
olitte mataneet |
ette olleet mataneet |
| 3rd plur. |
matoivat |
eivät mataneet |
3rd plur. |
olivat mataneet |
eivät olleet mataneet |
| passive |
madettiin |
ei madettu |
passive |
oli madettu |
ei ollut madettu |
| conditional mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
mataisin |
en mataisi |
1st sing. |
olisin matanut |
en olisi matanut |
| 2nd sing. |
mataisit |
et mataisi |
2nd sing. |
olisit matanut |
et olisi matanut |
| 3rd sing. |
mataisi |
ei mataisi |
3rd sing. |
olisi matanut |
ei olisi matanut |
| 1st plur. |
mataisimme |
emme mataisi |
1st plur. |
olisimme mataneet |
emme olisi mataneet |
| 2nd plur. |
mataisitte |
ette mataisi |
2nd plur. |
olisitte mataneet |
ette olisi mataneet |
| 3rd plur. |
mataisivat |
eivät mataisi |
3rd plur. |
olisivat mataneet |
eivät olisi mataneet |
| passive |
madettaisiin |
ei madettaisi |
passive |
olisi madettu |
ei olisi madettu |
| imperative mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
— |
— |
1st sing. |
— |
— |
| 2nd sing. |
mada |
älä mada |
2nd sing. |
— |
— |
| 3rd sing. |
matakoon |
älköön matako |
3rd sing. |
olkoon matanut |
älköön olko matanut |
| 1st plur. |
matakaamme |
älkäämme matako |
1st plur. |
— |
— |
| 2nd plur. |
matakaa |
älkää matako |
2nd plur. |
— |
— |
| 3rd plur. |
matakoot |
älkööt matako |
3rd plur. |
olkoot mataneet |
älkööt olko mataneet |
| passive |
madettakoon |
älköön madettako |
passive |
olkoon madettu |
älköön olko madettu |
| potential mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
matanen |
en matane |
1st sing. |
lienen matanut |
en liene matanut |
| 2nd sing. |
matanet |
et matane |
2nd sing. |
lienet matanut |
et liene matanut |
| 3rd sing. |
matanee |
ei matane |
3rd sing. |
lienee matanut |
ei liene matanut |
| 1st plur. |
matanemme |
emme matane |
1st plur. |
lienemme mataneet |
emme liene mataneet |
| 2nd plur. |
matanette |
ette matane |
2nd plur. |
lienette mataneet |
ette liene mataneet |
| 3rd plur. |
matanevat |
eivät matane |
3rd plur. |
lienevät mataneet |
eivät liene mataneet |
| passive |
madettaneen |
ei madettane |
passive |
lienee madettu |
ei liene madettu |
| Nominal forms |
| infinitives |
participles |
|
active |
passive |
|
active |
passive |
| 1st |
mataa |
present |
matava |
madettava |
| long 1st1 |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
mataakseni |
mataaksemme |
| 2nd |
mataaksesi |
mataaksenne |
| 3rd |
mataakseen
mataaksensa |
|
past |
matanut |
madettu |
| 2nd |
inessive2 |
mataessa |
madettaessa |
agent4 |
matama |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
mataessani |
mataessamme |
| 2nd |
mataessasi |
mataessanne |
| 3rd |
mataessaan
mataessansa |
|
negative |
matamaton |
| instructive |
mataen |
— |
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 mataa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. |
| 3rd |
inessive |
matamassa |
— |
| elative |
matamasta |
— |
| illative |
matamaan |
— |
| adessive |
matamalla |
— |
| abessive |
matamatta |
— |
| instructive |
mataman |
madettaman |
| 4th3 |
verbal noun |
mataminen |
| 5th1 |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
matamaisillani |
matamaisillamme |
| 2nd |
matamaisillasi |
matamaisillanne |
| 3rd |
matamaisillaan
matamaisillansa |
|
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References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN