tasata

Finnish

Etymology

From tasa +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑtɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧sa‧ta

Verb

tasata (transitive)

1. to divide into equal parts
2. to level (adjust so as to make level)
3. to equalize (make equal)
4. to align, to justify (to arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and/or right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned)

   tasata vasemmalle, tasata oikealle, tasata molempiin reunoihin ― align to left, align to right, justify (align to both sides)

Conjugation

Inflection of tasata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tasaan	en tasaa	1st sing.	olen tasannut	en ole tasannut
2nd sing.		tasaat	et tasaa	2nd sing.	olet tasannut	et ole tasannut
3rd sing.		tasaa	ei tasaa	3rd sing.	on tasannut	ei ole tasannut
1st plur.		tasaamme	emme tasaa	1st plur.	olemme tasanneet	emme ole tasanneet
2nd plur.		tasaatte	ette tasaa	2nd plur.	olette tasanneet	ette ole tasanneet
3rd plur.		tasaavat	eivät tasaa	3rd plur.	ovat tasanneet	eivät ole tasanneet
passive		tasataan	ei tasata	passive	on tasattu	ei ole tasattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tasasin	en tasannut	1st sing.	olin tasannut	en ollut tasannut
2nd sing.		tasasit	et tasannut	2nd sing.	olit tasannut	et ollut tasannut
3rd sing.		tasasi	ei tasannut	3rd sing.	oli tasannut	ei ollut tasannut
1st plur.		tasasimme	emme tasanneet	1st plur.	olimme tasanneet	emme olleet tasanneet
2nd plur.		tasasitte	ette tasanneet	2nd plur.	olitte tasanneet	ette olleet tasanneet
3rd plur.		tasasivat	eivät tasanneet	3rd plur.	olivat tasanneet	eivät olleet tasanneet
passive		tasattiin	ei tasattu	passive	oli tasattu	ei ollut tasattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tasaisin	en tasaisi	1st sing.	olisin tasannut	en olisi tasannut
2nd sing.		tasaisit	et tasaisi	2nd sing.	olisit tasannut	et olisi tasannut
3rd sing.		tasaisi	ei tasaisi	3rd sing.	olisi tasannut	ei olisi tasannut
1st plur.		tasaisimme	emme tasaisi	1st plur.	olisimme tasanneet	emme olisi tasanneet
2nd plur.		tasaisitte	ette tasaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte tasanneet	ette olisi tasanneet
3rd plur.		tasaisivat	eivät tasaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat tasanneet	eivät olisi tasanneet
passive		tasattaisiin	ei tasattaisi	passive	olisi tasattu	ei olisi tasattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		tasaa	älä tasaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		tasatkoon	älköön tasatko	3rd sing.	olkoon tasannut	älköön olko tasannut
1st plur.		tasatkaamme	älkäämme tasatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		tasatkaa	älkää tasatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		tasatkoot	älkööt tasatko	3rd plur.	olkoot tasanneet	älkööt olko tasanneet
passive		tasattakoon	älköön tasattako	passive	olkoon tasattu	älköön olko tasattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tasannen	en tasanne	1st sing.	lienen tasannut	en liene tasannut
2nd sing.		tasannet	et tasanne	2nd sing.	lienet tasannut	et liene tasannut
3rd sing.		tasannee	ei tasanne	3rd sing.	lienee tasannut	ei liene tasannut
1st plur.		tasannemme	emme tasanne	1st plur.	lienemme tasanneet	emme liene tasanneet
2nd plur.		tasannette	ette tasanne	2nd plur.	lienette tasanneet	ette liene tasanneet
3rd plur.		tasannevat	eivät tasanne	3rd plur.	lienevät tasanneet	eivät liene tasanneet
passive		tasattaneen	ei tasattane	passive	lienee tasattu	ei liene tasattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		tasata		present	tasaava	tasattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tasatakseni tasataksemme 2nd tasataksesi tasataksenne 3rd tasatakseen tasataksensa		past	tasannut	tasattu
2nd	inessive2	tasatessa	tasattaessa	agent4	tasaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tasatessani tasatessamme 2nd tasatessasi tasatessanne 3rd tasatessaan tasatessansa		negative	tasaamaton
	instructive	tasaten	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	tasaamassa	—
	elative	tasaamasta	—
	illative	tasaamaan	—
	adessive	tasaamalla	—
	abessive	tasaamatta	—
	instructive	tasaaman	tasattaman
4th3	verbal noun	tasaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tasaamaisillani tasaamaisillamme 2nd tasaamaisillasi tasaamaisillanne 3rd tasaamaisillaan tasaamaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• tasaaja
• tasain
• tasaus

 

verbs

• tasailla
• tasauttaa

 

Related terms

• tasaantua

Further reading

• “tasata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• saatat, tasaat