raitistella

Finnish

Etymology

raitis +‎ -tella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯tistelːɑˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯t̪is̠ˌte̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): rai‧tis‧tel‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): rai‧tis‧tel‧la

Verb

raitistella (colloquial)

1. (intransitive) to be sober, to not drink (alcohol) for some time

Conjugation

Inflection of raitistella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		raitistelen	en raitistele	1st sing.	olen raitistellut	en ole raitistellut
2nd sing.		raitistelet	et raitistele	2nd sing.	olet raitistellut	et ole raitistellut
3rd sing.		raitistelee	ei raitistele	3rd sing.	on raitistellut	ei ole raitistellut
1st plur.		raitistelemme	emme raitistele	1st plur.	olemme raitistelleet	emme ole raitistelleet
2nd plur.		raitistelette	ette raitistele	2nd plur.	olette raitistelleet	ette ole raitistelleet
3rd plur.		raitistelevat	eivät raitistele	3rd plur.	ovat raitistelleet	eivät ole raitistelleet
passive		raitistellaan	ei raitistella	passive	on raitisteltu	ei ole raitisteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		raitistelin	en raitistellut	1st sing.	olin raitistellut	en ollut raitistellut
2nd sing.		raitistelit	et raitistellut	2nd sing.	olit raitistellut	et ollut raitistellut
3rd sing.		raitisteli	ei raitistellut	3rd sing.	oli raitistellut	ei ollut raitistellut
1st plur.		raitistelimme	emme raitistelleet	1st plur.	olimme raitistelleet	emme olleet raitistelleet
2nd plur.		raitistelitte	ette raitistelleet	2nd plur.	olitte raitistelleet	ette olleet raitistelleet
3rd plur.		raitistelivat	eivät raitistelleet	3rd plur.	olivat raitistelleet	eivät olleet raitistelleet
passive		raitisteltiin	ei raitisteltu	passive	oli raitisteltu	ei ollut raitisteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		raitistelisin	en raitistelisi	1st sing.	olisin raitistellut	en olisi raitistellut
2nd sing.		raitistelisit	et raitistelisi	2nd sing.	olisit raitistellut	et olisi raitistellut
3rd sing.		raitistelisi	ei raitistelisi	3rd sing.	olisi raitistellut	ei olisi raitistellut
1st plur.		raitistelisimme	emme raitistelisi	1st plur.	olisimme raitistelleet	emme olisi raitistelleet
2nd plur.		raitistelisitte	ette raitistelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte raitistelleet	ette olisi raitistelleet
3rd plur.		raitistelisivat	eivät raitistelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat raitistelleet	eivät olisi raitistelleet
passive		raitisteltaisiin	ei raitisteltaisi	passive	olisi raitisteltu	ei olisi raitisteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		raitistele	älä raitistele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		raitistelkoon	älköön raitistelko	3rd sing.	olkoon raitistellut	älköön olko raitistellut
1st plur.		raitistelkaamme	älkäämme raitistelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		raitistelkaa	älkää raitistelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		raitistelkoot	älkööt raitistelko	3rd plur.	olkoot raitistelleet	älkööt olko raitistelleet
passive		raitisteltakoon	älköön raitisteltako	passive	olkoon raitisteltu	älköön olko raitisteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		raitistellen	en raitistelle	1st sing.	lienen raitistellut	en liene raitistellut
2nd sing.		raitistellet	et raitistelle	2nd sing.	lienet raitistellut	et liene raitistellut
3rd sing.		raitistellee	ei raitistelle	3rd sing.	lienee raitistellut	ei liene raitistellut
1st plur.		raitistellemme	emme raitistelle	1st plur.	lienemme raitistelleet	emme liene raitistelleet
2nd plur.		raitistellette	ette raitistelle	2nd plur.	lienette raitistelleet	ette liene raitistelleet
3rd plur.		raitistellevat	eivät raitistelle	3rd plur.	lienevät raitistelleet	eivät liene raitistelleet
passive		raitisteltaneen	ei raitisteltane	passive	lienee raitisteltu	ei liene raitisteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		raitistella		present	raitisteleva	raitisteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st raitistellakseni raitistellaksemme 2nd raitistellaksesi raitistellaksenne 3rd raitistellakseen raitistellaksensa		past	raitistellut	raitisteltu
2nd	inessive2	raitistellessa	raitisteltaessa	agent4	raitistelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st raitistellessani raitistellessamme 2nd raitistellessasi raitistellessanne 3rd raitistellessaan raitistellessansa		negative	raitistelematon
	instructive	raitistellen	—	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	raitistelemassa	—
	elative	raitistelemasta	—
	illative	raitistelemaan	—
	adessive	raitistelemalla	—
	abessive	raitistelematta	—
	instructive	raitisteleman	raitisteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	raitisteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st raitistelemaisillani raitistelemaisillamme 2nd raitistelemaisillasi raitistelemaisillanne 3rd raitistelemaisillaan raitistelemaisillansa

Further reading

• “raitistella”, 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 3 July 2023