kumittaa

Finnish

Etymology

kumi (“eraser, rubber”) +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumitːɑːˣ/, [ˈkumit̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -umitːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧mit‧taa

Verb

kumittaa

1. To erase, rub out.
2. To cover or otherwise apply with rubber, to rubberize.

Conjugation

Inflection of kumittaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumitan	en kumita	1st sing.	olen kumittanut	en ole kumittanut
2nd sing.		kumitat	et kumita	2nd sing.	olet kumittanut	et ole kumittanut
3rd sing.		kumittaa	ei kumita	3rd sing.	on kumittanut	ei ole kumittanut
1st plur.		kumitamme	emme kumita	1st plur.	olemme kumittaneet	emme ole kumittaneet
2nd plur.		kumitatte	ette kumita	2nd plur.	olette kumittaneet	ette ole kumittaneet
3rd plur.		kumittavat	eivät kumita	3rd plur.	ovat kumittaneet	eivät ole kumittaneet
passive		kumitetaan	ei kumiteta	passive	on kumitettu	ei ole kumitettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumitin	en kumittanut	1st sing.	olin kumittanut	en ollut kumittanut
2nd sing.		kumitit	et kumittanut	2nd sing.	olit kumittanut	et ollut kumittanut
3rd sing.		kumitti	ei kumittanut	3rd sing.	oli kumittanut	ei ollut kumittanut
1st plur.		kumitimme	emme kumittaneet	1st plur.	olimme kumittaneet	emme olleet kumittaneet
2nd plur.		kumititte	ette kumittaneet	2nd plur.	olitte kumittaneet	ette olleet kumittaneet
3rd plur.		kumittivat	eivät kumittaneet	3rd plur.	olivat kumittaneet	eivät olleet kumittaneet
passive		kumitettiin	ei kumitettu	passive	oli kumitettu	ei ollut kumitettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumittaisin	en kumittaisi	1st sing.	olisin kumittanut	en olisi kumittanut
2nd sing.		kumittaisit	et kumittaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kumittanut	et olisi kumittanut
3rd sing.		kumittaisi	ei kumittaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kumittanut	ei olisi kumittanut
1st plur.		kumittaisimme	emme kumittaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kumittaneet	emme olisi kumittaneet
2nd plur.		kumittaisitte	ette kumittaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kumittaneet	ette olisi kumittaneet
3rd plur.		kumittaisivat	eivät kumittaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kumittaneet	eivät olisi kumittaneet
passive		kumitettaisiin	ei kumitettaisi	passive	olisi kumitettu	ei olisi kumitettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kumita	älä kumita	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kumittakoon	älköön kumittako	3rd sing.	olkoon kumittanut	älköön olko kumittanut
1st plur.		kumittakaamme	älkäämme kumittako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kumittakaa	älkää kumittako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kumittakoot	älkööt kumittako	3rd plur.	olkoot kumittaneet	älkööt olko kumittaneet
passive		kumitettakoon	älköön kumitettako	passive	olkoon kumitettu	älköön olko kumitettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumittanen	en kumittane	1st sing.	lienen kumittanut	en liene kumittanut
2nd sing.		kumittanet	et kumittane	2nd sing.	lienet kumittanut	et liene kumittanut
3rd sing.		kumittanee	ei kumittane	3rd sing.	lienee kumittanut	ei liene kumittanut
1st plur.		kumittanemme	emme kumittane	1st plur.	lienemme kumittaneet	emme liene kumittaneet
2nd plur.		kumittanette	ette kumittane	2nd plur.	lienette kumittaneet	ette liene kumittaneet
3rd plur.		kumittanevat	eivät kumittane	3rd plur.	lienevät kumittaneet	eivät liene kumittaneet
passive		kumitettaneen	ei kumitettane	passive	lienee kumitettu	ei liene kumitettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kumittaa		present	kumittava	kumitettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumittaakseni kumittaaksemme 2nd kumittaaksesi kumittaaksenne 3rd kumittaakseen kumittaaksensa		past	kumittanut	kumitettu
2nd	inessive2	kumittaessa	kumitettaessa	agent4	kumittama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumittaessani kumittaessamme 2nd kumittaessasi kumittaessanne 3rd kumittaessaan kumittaessansa		negative	kumittamaton
	instructive	kumittaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form kumittaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	kumittamassa	—
	elative	kumittamasta	—
	illative	kumittamaan	—
	adessive	kumittamalla	—
	abessive	kumittamatta	—
	instructive	kumittaman	kumitettaman
4th3	verbal noun	kumittaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumittamaisillani kumittamaisillamme 2nd kumittamaisillasi kumittamaisillanne 3rd kumittamaisillaan kumittamaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to rub, dialectal) kummata

Derived terms

• kumittaminen
• kumitus

 

Further reading

• “kumittaa”, 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