Etymology
pakkas- + -taa; compare ukkostaa. The sense “to freeze (food)” was the winner of a competition held by Paulig in 1942 to find a replacement for the technical term syväjäädyttää (similarly the noun pakaste for earlier syväjäädytystuote).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑkɑstɑːˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝kɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑstɑː
- Syllabification(key): pa‧kas‧taa
- Hyphenation(key): pa‧kas‧taa
Verb
pakastaa
- (transitive) to freeze (food, etc.) to a low (around –20 °C) for long-term storage; to deep-freeze
- (intransitive, of weather) to freeze, get colder (to drop below zero °C)
- Antonyms: lauhtua, lauheta
Taitaa vähän pakastaa.- It seems that the weather is getting a little colder.
Conjugation
More information indicative mood, present tense ...
| Inflection of pakastaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) |
| indicative mood |
| present tense |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
pakastan |
en pakasta |
1st sing. |
olen pakastanut |
en ole pakastanut |
| 2nd sing. |
pakastat |
et pakasta |
2nd sing. |
olet pakastanut |
et ole pakastanut |
| 3rd sing. |
pakastaa |
ei pakasta |
3rd sing. |
on pakastanut |
ei ole pakastanut |
| 1st plur. |
pakastamme |
emme pakasta |
1st plur. |
olemme pakastaneet |
emme ole pakastaneet |
| 2nd plur. |
pakastatte |
ette pakasta |
2nd plur. |
olette pakastaneet |
ette ole pakastaneet |
| 3rd plur. |
pakastavat |
eivät pakasta |
3rd plur. |
ovat pakastaneet |
eivät ole pakastaneet |
| passive |
pakastetaan |
ei pakasteta |
passive |
on pakastettu |
ei ole pakastettu |
| past tense |
pluperfect |
| 1st sing. |
pakastin |
en pakastanut |
1st sing. |
olin pakastanut |
en ollut pakastanut |
| 2nd sing. |
pakastit |
et pakastanut |
2nd sing. |
olit pakastanut |
et ollut pakastanut |
| 3rd sing. |
pakasti |
ei pakastanut |
3rd sing. |
oli pakastanut |
ei ollut pakastanut |
| 1st plur. |
pakastimme |
emme pakastaneet |
1st plur. |
olimme pakastaneet |
emme olleet pakastaneet |
| 2nd plur. |
pakastitte |
ette pakastaneet |
2nd plur. |
olitte pakastaneet |
ette olleet pakastaneet |
| 3rd plur. |
pakastivat |
eivät pakastaneet |
3rd plur. |
olivat pakastaneet |
eivät olleet pakastaneet |
| passive |
pakastettiin |
ei pakastettu |
passive |
oli pakastettu |
ei ollut pakastettu |
| conditional mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
pakastaisin |
en pakastaisi |
1st sing. |
olisin pakastanut |
en olisi pakastanut |
| 2nd sing. |
pakastaisit |
et pakastaisi |
2nd sing. |
olisit pakastanut |
et olisi pakastanut |
| 3rd sing. |
pakastaisi |
ei pakastaisi |
3rd sing. |
olisi pakastanut |
ei olisi pakastanut |
| 1st plur. |
pakastaisimme |
emme pakastaisi |
1st plur. |
olisimme pakastaneet |
emme olisi pakastaneet |
| 2nd plur. |
pakastaisitte |
ette pakastaisi |
2nd plur. |
olisitte pakastaneet |
ette olisi pakastaneet |
| 3rd plur. |
pakastaisivat |
eivät pakastaisi |
3rd plur. |
olisivat pakastaneet |
eivät olisi pakastaneet |
| passive |
pakastettaisiin |
ei pakastettaisi |
passive |
olisi pakastettu |
ei olisi pakastettu |
| imperative mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
— |
— |
1st sing. |
— |
— |
| 2nd sing. |
pakasta |
älä pakasta |
2nd sing. |
— |
— |
| 3rd sing. |
pakastakoon |
älköön pakastako |
3rd sing. |
olkoon pakastanut |
älköön olko pakastanut |
| 1st plur. |
pakastakaamme |
älkäämme pakastako |
1st plur. |
— |
— |
| 2nd plur. |
pakastakaa |
älkää pakastako |
2nd plur. |
— |
— |
| 3rd plur. |
pakastakoot |
älkööt pakastako |
3rd plur. |
olkoot pakastaneet |
älkööt olko pakastaneet |
| passive |
pakastettakoon |
älköön pakastettako |
passive |
olkoon pakastettu |
älköön olko pakastettu |
| potential mood |
| present |
perfect |
| 1st sing. |
pakastanen |
en pakastane |
1st sing. |
lienen pakastanut |
en liene pakastanut |
| 2nd sing. |
pakastanet |
et pakastane |
2nd sing. |
lienet pakastanut |
et liene pakastanut |
| 3rd sing. |
pakastanee |
ei pakastane |
3rd sing. |
lienee pakastanut |
ei liene pakastanut |
| 1st plur. |
pakastanemme |
emme pakastane |
1st plur. |
lienemme pakastaneet |
emme liene pakastaneet |
| 2nd plur. |
pakastanette |
ette pakastane |
2nd plur. |
lienette pakastaneet |
ette liene pakastaneet |
| 3rd plur. |
pakastanevat |
eivät pakastane |
3rd plur. |
lienevät pakastaneet |
eivät liene pakastaneet |
| passive |
pakastettaneen |
ei pakastettane |
passive |
lienee pakastettu |
ei liene pakastettu |
| Nominal forms |
| infinitives |
participles |
|
active |
passive |
|
active |
passive |
| 1st |
pakastaa |
present |
pakastava |
pakastettava |
| long 1st1 |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
pakastaakseni |
pakastaaksemme |
| 2nd |
pakastaaksesi |
pakastaaksenne |
| 3rd |
pakastaakseen
pakastaaksensa |
|
past |
pakastanut |
pakastettu |
| 2nd |
inessive2 |
pakastaessa |
pakastettaessa |
agent4 |
pakastama |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
pakastaessani |
pakastaessamme |
| 2nd |
pakastaessasi |
pakastaessanne |
| 3rd |
pakastaessaan
pakastaessansa |
|
negative |
pakastamaton |
| instructive |
pakastaen |
— |
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 pakastaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. |
| 3rd |
inessive |
pakastamassa |
— |
| elative |
pakastamasta |
— |
| illative |
pakastamaan |
— |
| adessive |
pakastamalla |
— |
| abessive |
pakastamatta |
— |
| instructive |
pakastaman |
pakastettaman |
| 4th3 |
verbal noun |
pakastaminen |
| 5th1 |
| Person |
sing. |
plur. |
| 1st |
pakastamaisillani |
pakastamaisillamme |
| 2nd |
pakastamaisillasi |
pakastamaisillanne |
| 3rd |
pakastamaisillaan
pakastamaisillansa |
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