retostaa

Finnish

Etymology

reto- +‎ -staa, same root as retuuttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretostɑːˣ/, [ˈre̞t̪o̞s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -etostɑː
• Syllabification^(key): re‧tos‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): re‧tos‧taa

Verb

retostaa (colloquial)

1. to scrape by
2. to praise (excessively)
3. to analyze down to the minute details

Conjugation

Inflection of retostaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostan	en retosta	1st sing.	olen retostanut	en ole retostanut
2nd sing.		retostat	et retosta	2nd sing.	olet retostanut	et ole retostanut
3rd sing.		retostaa	ei retosta	3rd sing.	on retostanut	ei ole retostanut
1st plur.		retostamme	emme retosta	1st plur.	olemme retostaneet	emme ole retostaneet
2nd plur.		retostatte	ette retosta	2nd plur.	olette retostaneet	ette ole retostaneet
3rd plur.		retostavat	eivät retosta	3rd plur.	ovat retostaneet	eivät ole retostaneet
passive		retostetaan	ei retosteta	passive	on retostettu	ei ole retostettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostin	en retostanut	1st sing.	olin retostanut	en ollut retostanut
2nd sing.		retostit	et retostanut	2nd sing.	olit retostanut	et ollut retostanut
3rd sing.		retosti	ei retostanut	3rd sing.	oli retostanut	ei ollut retostanut
1st plur.		retostimme	emme retostaneet	1st plur.	olimme retostaneet	emme olleet retostaneet
2nd plur.		retostitte	ette retostaneet	2nd plur.	olitte retostaneet	ette olleet retostaneet
3rd plur.		retostivat	eivät retostaneet	3rd plur.	olivat retostaneet	eivät olleet retostaneet
passive		retostettiin	ei retostettu	passive	oli retostettu	ei ollut retostettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostaisin	en retostaisi	1st sing.	olisin retostanut	en olisi retostanut
2nd sing.		retostaisit	et retostaisi	2nd sing.	olisit retostanut	et olisi retostanut
3rd sing.		retostaisi	ei retostaisi	3rd sing.	olisi retostanut	ei olisi retostanut
1st plur.		retostaisimme	emme retostaisi	1st plur.	olisimme retostaneet	emme olisi retostaneet
2nd plur.		retostaisitte	ette retostaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte retostaneet	ette olisi retostaneet
3rd plur.		retostaisivat	eivät retostaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat retostaneet	eivät olisi retostaneet
passive		retostettaisiin	ei retostettaisi	passive	olisi retostettu	ei olisi retostettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		retosta	älä retosta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		retostakoon	älköön retostako	3rd sing.	olkoon retostanut	älköön olko retostanut
1st plur.		retostakaamme	älkäämme retostako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		retostakaa	älkää retostako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		retostakoot	älkööt retostako	3rd plur.	olkoot retostaneet	älkööt olko retostaneet
passive		retostettakoon	älköön retostettako	passive	olkoon retostettu	älköön olko retostettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostanen	en retostane	1st sing.	lienen retostanut	en liene retostanut
2nd sing.		retostanet	et retostane	2nd sing.	lienet retostanut	et liene retostanut
3rd sing.		retostanee	ei retostane	3rd sing.	lienee retostanut	ei liene retostanut
1st plur.		retostanemme	emme retostane	1st plur.	lienemme retostaneet	emme liene retostaneet
2nd plur.		retostanette	ette retostane	2nd plur.	lienette retostaneet	ette liene retostaneet
3rd plur.		retostanevat	eivät retostane	3rd plur.	lienevät retostaneet	eivät liene retostaneet
passive		retostettaneen	ei retostettane	passive	lienee retostettu	ei liene retostettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		retostaa		present	retostava	retostettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostaakseni retostaaksemme 2nd retostaaksesi retostaaksenne 3rd retostaakseen retostaaksensa		past	retostanut	retostettu
2nd	inessive2	retostaessa	retostettaessa	agent4	retostama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostaessani retostaessamme 2nd retostaessasi retostaessanne 3rd retostaessaan retostaessansa		negative	retostamaton
	instructive	retostaen	—	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 retostaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	retostamassa	—
	elative	retostamasta	—
	illative	retostamaan	—
	adessive	retostamalla	—
	abessive	retostamatta	—
	instructive	retostaman	retostettaman
4th3	verbal noun	retostaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostamaisillani retostamaisillamme 2nd retostamaisillasi retostamaisillanne 3rd retostamaisillaan retostamaisillansa

Derived terms

• retostella

Further reading

• “retostaa”, 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