kannattaa
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kandattadak, equivalent to kantaa (“to carry”) + -ttaa (curative aspect), literally “to have somebody/something carried”. Cognates include Estonian kannatama (“to tolerate, to suffer”), Ingrian kannattaa (“to survive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kannattaa (usually atelic)
- (transitive) to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry (support physically)
- Pylväät kannattavat kattoa.
- Columns support the roof.
- (transitive) to support, uphold, sustain
- (transitive, finance) to support, patronize, maintain
- (transitive) to support, back, champion, stand up for
- Svante kannattaa aina Ruotsia jääkiekko-otteluissa.
- Svante always roots for Sweden in hockey games.
- (transitive) to support, second, espouse, go along with, agree with, adhere
- Kannatamme ajatusta.
- We espouse the idea.
- (auxiliary, impersonal + genitive) to be worth(while) (for somebody), be worth it, be worth (somebody's while), should, ought to, be a good idea to [with first infinitive ‘to do’]
- Alternative forms: (colloquial) kandee, kanttaa, kantsii, kanttii
- Sinun kannattaa miettiä sitä jo etukäteen.
- It is worth for you to think about it already in advance.
- Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.
- It's worthwhile to order the spare parts through us.
- Köyhän ei kannata ostaa halpaa.
- It is not a good idea for a poor person to buy cheap.
- Ei minun kannata edes yrittää.
- There's no point for me to even try.
- (intransitive) to be profitable, pay off
- Liike kannattaa.
- The shop is profitable.
- (transitive) to have somebody/something carried [with adessive ‘by’], make somebody [with adessive ‘’] carry something
- Vaimo kannatti aviomiehellään raskaan television olohuoneeseen.
- The wife had her husband carry the heavy television set into the living room.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of kannattaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kannatan | en kannata | 1st sing. | olen kannattanut | en ole kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kannatat | et kannata | 2nd sing. | olet kannattanut | et ole kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kannattaa | ei kannata | 3rd sing. | on kannattanut | ei ole kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kannatamme | emme kannata | 1st plur. | olemme kannattaneet | emme ole kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kannatatte | ette kannata | 2nd plur. | olette kannattaneet | ette ole kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kannattavat | eivät kannata | 3rd plur. | ovat kannattaneet | eivät ole kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kannatetaan | ei kannateta | passive | on kannatettu | ei ole kannatettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kannatin | en kannattanut | 1st sing. | olin kannattanut | en ollut kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kannatit | et kannattanut | 2nd sing. | olit kannattanut | et ollut kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kannatti | ei kannattanut | 3rd sing. | oli kannattanut | ei ollut kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kannatimme | emme kannattaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kannattaneet | emme olleet kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kannatitte | ette kannattaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kannattaneet | ette olleet kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kannattivat | eivät kannattaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kannattaneet | eivät olleet kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kannatettiin | ei kannatettu | passive | oli kannatettu | ei ollut kannatettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kannattaisin | en kannattaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kannattanut | en olisi kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kannattaisit | et kannattaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kannattanut | et olisi kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kannattaisi | ei kannattaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kannattanut | ei olisi kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kannattaisimme | emme kannattaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kannattaneet | emme olisi kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kannattaisitte | ette kannattaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kannattaneet | ette olisi kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kannattaisivat | eivät kannattaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kannattaneet | eivät olisi kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kannatettaisiin | ei kannatettaisi | passive | olisi kannatettu | ei olisi kannatettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kannata | älä kannata | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kannattakoon | älköön kannattako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kannattanut | älköön olko kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kannattakaamme | älkäämme kannattako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kannattakaa | älkää kannattako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kannattakoot | älkööt kannattako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kannattaneet | älkööt olko kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kannatettakoon | älköön kannatettako | passive | olkoon kannatettu | älköön olko kannatettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kannattanen | en kannattane | 1st sing. | lienen kannattanut | en liene kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kannattanet | et kannattane | 2nd sing. | lienet kannattanut | et liene kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kannattanee | ei kannattane | 3rd sing. | lienee kannattanut | ei liene kannattanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kannattanemme | emme kannattane | 1st plur. | lienemme kannattaneet | emme liene kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kannattanette | ette kannattane | 2nd plur. | lienette kannattaneet | ette liene kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kannattanevat | eivät kannattane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kannattaneet | eivät liene kannattaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kannatettaneen | ei kannatettane | passive | lienee kannatettu | ei liene kannatettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kannattaa | present | kannattava | kannatettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | kannattanut | kannatettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kannattaessa | kannatettaessa | agent4 | kannattama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kannattamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kannattaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | kannattamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kannattamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kannattamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kannattamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kannattamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kannattaman | kannatettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kannattaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kannattaa”, 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
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kandattadak, equivalent to kantaa (“to carry”) + -ttaa. Cognates include Finnish kannattaa (“to support, to be worth it”) and Estonian kannatada (“to tolerate, to suffer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnːɑtːɑː/, [ˈkɑnːətːɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnːɑtːɑː/, [ˈkɑnːɑtːɑː]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːɑtːɑː
- Hyphenation: kan‧nat‧taa
Verb
[edit]kannattaa
- (transitive) to survive
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
- Kons lintu on söönyt, hään hyväst kannattaa kylmän.
- When a bird has eaten, it will survive the cold well.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kannattaa (type 2/kirjuttaa, tt-t gradation) | |||||
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Indikativa | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | kannatan | en kannata | 1st singular | oon kannattant, oon kannattanut | en oo kannattant, en oo kannattanut |
2nd singular | kannatat | et kannata | 2nd singular | oot kannattant, oot kannattanut | et oo kannattant, et oo kannattanut |
3rd singular | kannattaa | ei kannata | 3rd singular | ono kannattant, ono kannattanut | ei oo kannattant, ei oo kannattanut |
1st plural | kannatamma | emmä kannata | 1st plural | oomma kannattanneet | emmä oo kannattanneet |
2nd plural | kannatatta | että kannata | 2nd plural | ootta kannattanneet | että oo kannattanneet |
3rd plural | kannattaat1), kannattavat2), kannatettaa | evät kannata, ei kannateta | 3rd plural | ovat kannattanneet | evät oo kannattanneet, ei oo kannatettu |
impersonal | kannatettaa | ei kannateta | impersonal | ono kannatettu | ei oo kannatettu |
Imperfekta | Pluskvamperfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | kannatin | en kannattant, en kannattanut | 1st singular | olin kannattant, olin kannattanut | en olt kannattant, en olt kannattanut |
2nd singular | kannatit | et kannattant, et kannattanut | 2nd singular | olit kannattant, olit kannattanut | et olt kannattant, et olt kannattanut |
3rd singular | kannatti | ei kannattant, ei kannattanut | 3rd singular | oli kannattant, oli kannattanut | ei olt kannattant, ei olt kannattanut |
1st plural | kannatimma | emmä kannattanneet | 1st plural | olimma kannattanneet | emmä olleet kannattanneet |
2nd plural | kannatitta | että kannattanneet | 2nd plural | olitta kannattanneet | että olleet kannattanneet |
3rd plural | kannattiit1), kannattivat2), kannatettii | evät kannattanneet, ei kannatettu | 3rd plural | olivat kannattanneet | evät olleet kannattanneet, ei olt kannatettu |
impersonal | kannatettii | ei kannatettu | impersonal | oli kannatettu | ei olt kannatettu |
Konditsionala | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | kannattaisin | en kannattais | 1st singular | olisin kannattant, olisin kannattanut | en olis kannattant, en olis kannattanut |
2nd singular | kannattaisit, kannattaist1) | et kannattais | 2nd singular | olisit kannattant, olisit kannattanut | et olis kannattant, et olis kannattanut |
3rd singular | kannattais | ei kannattais | 3rd singular | olis kannattant, olis kannattanut | ei olis kannattant, ei olis kannattanut |
1st plural | kannattaisimma | emmä kannattais | 1st plural | olisimma kannattanneet | emmä olis kannattanneet |
2nd plural | kannattaisitta | että kannattais | 2nd plural | olisitta kannattanneet | että olis kannattanneet |
3rd plural | kannattaisiit1), kannattaisivat2), kannatettais | evät kannattais, ei kannatettais | 3rd plural | olisivat kannattanneet | evät olis kannattanneet, ei olis kannatettu |
impersonal | kannatettais | ei kannatettais | impersonal | olis kannatettu | ei olis kannatettu |
Imperativa | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | — | — | 1st singular | — | — |
2nd singular | kannata | elä kannata | 2nd singular | oo kannattant, oo kannattanut | elä oo kannattant, elä oo kannattanut |
3rd singular | kannattakkoo | elköö kannattako | 3rd singular | olkoo kannattant, olkoo kannattanut | elköö olko kannattant, elköö olko kannattanut |
1st plural | — | — | 1st plural | — | — |
2nd plural | kannattakkaa | elkää kannattako | 2nd plural | olkaa kannattanneet | elkää olko kannattanneet |
3rd plural | kannattakkoot | elkööt kannattako, elköö kannatettako | 3rd plural | olkoot kannattanneet | elkööt olko kannattanneet, elköö olko kannatettu |
impersonal | kannatettakoo | elköö kannatettako | impersonal | olkoo kannatettu | elköö olko kannatettu |
Potentsiala | |||||
Preesens | |||||
positive | negative | ||||
1st singular | kannattanen | en kannattane | |||
2nd singular | kannattanet | et kannattane | |||
3rd singular | kannattannoo | ei kannattane | |||
1st plural | kannattanemma | emmä kannattane | |||
2nd plural | kannattanetta | että kannattane | |||
3rd plural | kannattannoot | evät kannattane, ei kannatettane | |||
impersonal | kannatettanoo | ei kannatettane | |||
Nominal forms | |||||
Infinitivat | Partisipat | ||||
active | passive | ||||
1st | kannattaa | present | kannattava | kannatettava | |
2nd | inessive | kannattaes | past | kannattant, kannattanut | kannatettu |
instructive | kannattaen | 1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. 2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. *) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (kannattakkaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. **) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) to the indicative ***) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) or -kse to either the indicative or the potential ****) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition. | |||
3rd | illative | kannattammaa | |||
inessive | kannattamas | ||||
elative | kannattamast | ||||
abessive | kannattamata | ||||
4th | nominative | kannattamiin | |||
partitive | kannattamista, kannattamist |
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 131
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