kaunistella
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kaunistella
- (transitive, usually atelic) to embellish, sugar, prettify, euphemize (to make something look more positive or acceptable than it would be in reality)
- (intransitive) to euphemize, be euphemistic
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of kaunistella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaunistelen | en kaunistele | 1st sing. | olen kaunistellut | en ole kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaunistelet | et kaunistele | 2nd sing. | olet kaunistellut | et ole kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaunistelee | ei kaunistele | 3rd sing. | on kaunistellut | ei ole kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaunistelemme | emme kaunistele | 1st plur. | olemme kaunistelleet | emme ole kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaunistelette | ette kaunistele | 2nd plur. | olette kaunistelleet | ette ole kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaunistelevat | eivät kaunistele | 3rd plur. | ovat kaunistelleet | eivät ole kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaunistellaan | ei kaunistella | passive | on kaunisteltu | ei ole kaunisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaunistelin | en kaunistellut | 1st sing. | olin kaunistellut | en ollut kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaunistelit | et kaunistellut | 2nd sing. | olit kaunistellut | et ollut kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaunisteli | ei kaunistellut | 3rd sing. | oli kaunistellut | ei ollut kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaunistelimme | emme kaunistelleet | 1st plur. | olimme kaunistelleet | emme olleet kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaunistelitte | ette kaunistelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte kaunistelleet | ette olleet kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaunistelivat | eivät kaunistelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat kaunistelleet | eivät olleet kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaunisteltiin | ei kaunisteltu | passive | oli kaunisteltu | ei ollut kaunisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaunistelisin | en kaunistelisi | 1st sing. | olisin kaunistellut | en olisi kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaunistelisit | et kaunistelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kaunistellut | et olisi kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaunistelisi | ei kaunistelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kaunistellut | ei olisi kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaunistelisimme | emme kaunistelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kaunistelleet | emme olisi kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaunistelisitte | ette kaunistelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kaunistelleet | ette olisi kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaunistelisivat | eivät kaunistelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kaunistelleet | eivät olisi kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaunisteltaisiin | ei kaunisteltaisi | passive | olisi kaunisteltu | ei olisi kaunisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaunistele | älä kaunistele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaunistelkoon | älköön kaunistelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon kaunistellut | älköön olko kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaunistelkaamme | älkäämme kaunistelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaunistelkaa | älkää kaunistelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaunistelkoot | älkööt kaunistelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot kaunistelleet | älkööt olko kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaunisteltakoon | älköön kaunisteltako | passive | olkoon kaunisteltu | älköön olko kaunisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaunistellen | en kaunistelle | 1st sing. | lienen kaunistellut | en liene kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaunistellet | et kaunistelle | 2nd sing. | lienet kaunistellut | et liene kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaunistellee | ei kaunistelle | 3rd sing. | lienee kaunistellut | ei liene kaunistellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaunistellemme | emme kaunistelle | 1st plur. | lienemme kaunistelleet | emme liene kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaunistellette | ette kaunistelle | 2nd plur. | lienette kaunistelleet | ette liene kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaunistellevat | eivät kaunistelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät kaunistelleet | eivät liene kaunistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaunisteltaneen | ei kaunisteltane | passive | lienee kaunisteltu | ei liene kaunisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kaunistella | present | kaunisteleva | kaunisteltava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kaunistellut | kaunisteltu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kaunistellessa | kaunisteltaessa | agent4 | kaunistelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kaunistelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaunistellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | kaunistelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kaunistelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kaunistelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kaunistelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kaunistelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaunisteleman | kaunisteltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kaunisteleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kaunistella”, 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