kaventaa
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kaventaa
- (transitive) to narrow, narrow down; to reduce, decrease (to reduce in width or extent); to take in (clothes)
- (sports) to narrow the lead, narrow the gap
- HJK kavensi 1-3:een 65 minuutin kohdalla.
- HJK narrowed the gap to 1-3 in the 65th minute.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of kaventaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavennan | en kavenna | 1st sing. | olen kaventanut | en ole kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavennat | et kavenna | 2nd sing. | olet kaventanut | et ole kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaventaa | ei kavenna | 3rd sing. | on kaventanut | ei ole kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavennamme | emme kavenna | 1st plur. | olemme kaventaneet | emme ole kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavennatte | ette kavenna | 2nd plur. | olette kaventaneet | ette ole kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaventavat | eivät kavenna | 3rd plur. | ovat kaventaneet | eivät ole kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavennetaan | ei kavenneta | passive | on kavennettu | ei ole kavennettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavensin | en kaventanut | 1st sing. | olin kaventanut | en ollut kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavensit | et kaventanut | 2nd sing. | olit kaventanut | et ollut kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavensi | ei kaventanut | 3rd sing. | oli kaventanut | ei ollut kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavensimme | emme kaventaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kaventaneet | emme olleet kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavensitte | ette kaventaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kaventaneet | ette olleet kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavensivat | eivät kaventaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kaventaneet | eivät olleet kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavennettiin | ei kavennettu | passive | oli kavennettu | ei ollut kavennettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaventaisin | en kaventaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kaventanut | en olisi kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaventaisit | et kaventaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kaventanut | et olisi kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaventaisi | ei kaventaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kaventanut | ei olisi kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaventaisimme | emme kaventaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kaventaneet | emme olisi kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaventaisitte | ette kaventaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kaventaneet | ette olisi kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaventaisivat | eivät kaventaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kaventaneet | eivät olisi kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavennettaisiin | ei kavennettaisi | passive | olisi kavennettu | ei olisi kavennettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavenna | älä kavenna | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaventakoon | älköön kaventako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kaventanut | älköön olko kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaventakaamme | älkäämme kaventako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaventakaa | älkää kaventako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaventakoot | älkööt kaventako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kaventaneet | älkööt olko kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavennettakoon | älköön kavennettako | passive | olkoon kavennettu | älköön olko kavennettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaventanen | en kaventane | 1st sing. | lienen kaventanut | en liene kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaventanet | et kaventane | 2nd sing. | lienet kaventanut | et liene kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaventanee | ei kaventane | 3rd sing. | lienee kaventanut | ei liene kaventanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaventanemme | emme kaventane | 1st plur. | lienemme kaventaneet | emme liene kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaventanette | ette kaventane | 2nd plur. | lienette kaventaneet | ette liene kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaventanevat | eivät kaventane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kaventaneet | eivät liene kaventaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavennettaneen | ei kavennettane | passive | lienee kavennettu | ei liene kavennettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kaventaa | present | kaventava | kavennettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kaventanut | kavennettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kaventaessa | kavennettaessa | agent4 | kaventama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kaventamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaventaen | — | 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 | kaventamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kaventamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kaventamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kaventamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kaventamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaventaman | kavennettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kaventaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- kaventua (intransitive)
Further reading
[edit]- “kaventaa”, 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