painautua

Finnish

Etymology

painaa (“to press”) +‎ -utua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯nɑu̯tuɑˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nɑ̝u̯ˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pai‧nau‧tu‧a

Verb

painautua

1. to press oneself (against something)
2. to nestle (to press oneself against another affectionately)
   • 1978, “Sua vasten aina painautuisin”, in Pertti Reponen (lyrics), Jori Sivonen (music), Sinulle vain, performed by Paula Koivuniemi:

     Mun suo suu suutas vasten painaa
     Lainaa tää onhan vain
     Kai näin sua vasten aina painautuisin
     Jos vain oisit aina rinnallain

     Let me press my mouth against yours
     This is just borrowed time after all
     Perhaps I'd always nestle close to you like this
     if only you'd always be by my side

3. to huddle (to crowd together as when distressed or in fear)

   Lampaat painautuivat yhteen lämmitelläkseen.

   The sheep huddled together seeking warmth.

Conjugation

Inflection of painautua (Kotus type 52*F/sanoa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painaudun	en painaudu	1st sing.	olen painautunut	en ole painautunut
2nd sing.		painaudut	et painaudu	2nd sing.	olet painautunut	et ole painautunut
3rd sing.		painautuu	ei painaudu	3rd sing.	on painautunut	ei ole painautunut
1st plur.		painaudumme	emme painaudu	1st plur.	olemme painautuneet	emme ole painautuneet
2nd plur.		painaudutte	ette painaudu	2nd plur.	olette painautuneet	ette ole painautuneet
3rd plur.		painautuvat	eivät painaudu	3rd plur.	ovat painautuneet	eivät ole painautuneet
passive		painaudutaan	ei painauduta	passive	on painauduttu	ei ole painauduttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painauduin	en painautunut	1st sing.	olin painautunut	en ollut painautunut
2nd sing.		painauduit	et painautunut	2nd sing.	olit painautunut	et ollut painautunut
3rd sing.		painautui	ei painautunut	3rd sing.	oli painautunut	ei ollut painautunut
1st plur.		painauduimme	emme painautuneet	1st plur.	olimme painautuneet	emme olleet painautuneet
2nd plur.		painauduitte	ette painautuneet	2nd plur.	olitte painautuneet	ette olleet painautuneet
3rd plur.		painautuivat	eivät painautuneet	3rd plur.	olivat painautuneet	eivät olleet painautuneet
passive		painauduttiin	ei painauduttu	passive	oli painauduttu	ei ollut painauduttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painautuisin	en painautuisi	1st sing.	olisin painautunut	en olisi painautunut
2nd sing.		painautuisit	et painautuisi	2nd sing.	olisit painautunut	et olisi painautunut
3rd sing.		painautuisi	ei painautuisi	3rd sing.	olisi painautunut	ei olisi painautunut
1st plur.		painautuisimme	emme painautuisi	1st plur.	olisimme painautuneet	emme olisi painautuneet
2nd plur.		painautuisitte	ette painautuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte painautuneet	ette olisi painautuneet
3rd plur.		painautuisivat	eivät painautuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat painautuneet	eivät olisi painautuneet
passive		painauduttaisiin	ei painauduttaisi	passive	olisi painauduttu	ei olisi painauduttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		painaudu	älä painaudu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		painautukoon	älköön painautuko	3rd sing.	olkoon painautunut	älköön olko painautunut
1st plur.		painautukaamme	älkäämme painautuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		painautukaa	älkää painautuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		painautukoot	älkööt painautuko	3rd plur.	olkoot painautuneet	älkööt olko painautuneet
passive		painauduttakoon	älköön painauduttako	passive	olkoon painauduttu	älköön olko painauduttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painautunen	en painautune	1st sing.	lienen painautunut	en liene painautunut
2nd sing.		painautunet	et painautune	2nd sing.	lienet painautunut	et liene painautunut
3rd sing.		painautunee	ei painautune	3rd sing.	lienee painautunut	ei liene painautunut
1st plur.		painautunemme	emme painautune	1st plur.	lienemme painautuneet	emme liene painautuneet
2nd plur.		painautunette	ette painautune	2nd plur.	lienette painautuneet	ette liene painautuneet
3rd plur.		painautunevat	eivät painautune	3rd plur.	lienevät painautuneet	eivät liene painautuneet
passive		painauduttaneen	ei painauduttane	passive	lienee painauduttu	ei liene painauduttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		painautua		present	painautuva	painauduttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painautuakseni painautuaksemme 2nd painautuaksesi painautuaksenne 3rd painautuakseen painautuaksensa		past	painautunut	painauduttu
2nd	inessive2	painautuessa	painauduttaessa	agent4	painautuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painautuessani painautuessamme 2nd painautuessasi painautuessanne 3rd painautuessaan painautuessansa		negative	painautumaton
	instructive	painautuen	—	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.
3rd	inessive	painautumassa	—
	elative	painautumasta	—
	illative	painautumaan	—
	adessive	painautumalla	—
	abessive	painautumatta	—
	instructive	painautuman	painauduttaman
4th3	verbal noun	painautuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painautumaisillani painautumaisillamme 2nd painautumaisillasi painautumaisillanne 3rd painautumaisillaan painautumaisillansa

Derived terms

• painautuma

 

Related terms

• painua

Further reading

• “painautua”, 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 2023-07-03