imarrella
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]imarrella
- (transitive, usually atelic) To flatter, compliment, (colloquially) to butter up, soft-soap, suck up to.
- Älä imartele itseäsi.
- Don't flatter yourself.
- (transitive, usually atelic) To coax, cajole, beguile.
- (transitive, usually atelic) To toady to, truckle to, carry favor with, (colloquially) to brownnose, kiss/lick sb's ass/boots.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of imarrella (Kotus type 67*K/tulla, rt-rr gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | imartelen | en imartele | 1st sing. | olen imarrellut | en ole imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | imartelet | et imartele | 2nd sing. | olet imarrellut | et ole imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | imartelee | ei imartele | 3rd sing. | on imarrellut | ei ole imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | imartelemme | emme imartele | 1st plur. | olemme imarrelleet | emme ole imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | imartelette | ette imartele | 2nd plur. | olette imarrelleet | ette ole imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | imartelevat | eivät imartele | 3rd plur. | ovat imarrelleet | eivät ole imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | imarrellaan | ei imarrella | passive | on imarreltu | ei ole imarreltu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | imartelin | en imarrellut | 1st sing. | olin imarrellut | en ollut imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | imartelit | et imarrellut | 2nd sing. | olit imarrellut | et ollut imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | imarteli | ei imarrellut | 3rd sing. | oli imarrellut | ei ollut imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | imartelimme | emme imarrelleet | 1st plur. | olimme imarrelleet | emme olleet imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | imartelitte | ette imarrelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte imarrelleet | ette olleet imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | imartelivat | eivät imarrelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat imarrelleet | eivät olleet imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | imarreltiin | ei imarreltu | passive | oli imarreltu | ei ollut imarreltu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | imartelisin | en imartelisi | 1st sing. | olisin imarrellut | en olisi imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | imartelisit | et imartelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit imarrellut | et olisi imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | imartelisi | ei imartelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi imarrellut | ei olisi imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | imartelisimme | emme imartelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme imarrelleet | emme olisi imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | imartelisitte | ette imartelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte imarrelleet | ette olisi imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | imartelisivat | eivät imartelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat imarrelleet | eivät olisi imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | imarreltaisiin | ei imarreltaisi | passive | olisi imarreltu | ei olisi imarreltu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | imartele | älä imartele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | imarrelkoon | älköön imarrelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon imarrellut | älköön olko imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | imarrelkaamme | älkäämme imarrelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | imarrelkaa | älkää imarrelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | imarrelkoot | älkööt imarrelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot imarrelleet | älkööt olko imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | imarreltakoon | älköön imarreltako | passive | olkoon imarreltu | älköön olko imarreltu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | imarrellen | en imarrelle | 1st sing. | lienen imarrellut | en liene imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | imarrellet | et imarrelle | 2nd sing. | lienet imarrellut | et liene imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | imarrellee | ei imarrelle | 3rd sing. | lienee imarrellut | ei liene imarrellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | imarrellemme | emme imarrelle | 1st plur. | lienemme imarrelleet | emme liene imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | imarrellette | ette imarrelle | 2nd plur. | lienette imarrelleet | ette liene imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | imarrellevat | eivät imarrelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät imarrelleet | eivät liene imarrelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | imarreltaneen | ei imarreltane | passive | lienee imarreltu | ei liene imarreltu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | imarrella | present | imarteleva | imarreltava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | imarrellut | imarreltu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | imarrellessa | imarreltaessa | agent4 | imartelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | imartelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | imarrellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | imartelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | imartelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | imartelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | imartelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | imartelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | imarteleman | imarreltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | imarteleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to flatter, compliment) ylistää
- (to coax, cajole, beguile) mielistellä
- (to toady to, truckle to, carry favor with) hännystellä
Derived terms
[edit]- nouns: imartelija, imartelu
Further reading
[edit]- “imarrella”, 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 2023-07-02