palailla

Finnish

Etymology

From palata +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧lail‧la

Verb

palailla

1. To return, come back, a little by little or slowly.

   Tulvan jälkeen asukkaat palailivat koteihinsa.

   After the flood the citizens returned to their homes one by one.

Conjugation

Inflection of palailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		palailen	en palaile	1st sing.	olen palaillut	en ole palaillut
2nd sing.		palailet	et palaile	2nd sing.	olet palaillut	et ole palaillut
3rd sing.		palailee	ei palaile	3rd sing.	on palaillut	ei ole palaillut
1st plur.		palailemme	emme palaile	1st plur.	olemme palailleet	emme ole palailleet
2nd plur.		palailette	ette palaile	2nd plur.	olette palailleet	ette ole palailleet
3rd plur.		palailevat	eivät palaile	3rd plur.	ovat palailleet	eivät ole palailleet
passive		palaillaan	ei palailla	passive	on palailtu	ei ole palailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		palailin	en palaillut	1st sing.	olin palaillut	en ollut palaillut
2nd sing.		palailit	et palaillut	2nd sing.	olit palaillut	et ollut palaillut
3rd sing.		palaili	ei palaillut	3rd sing.	oli palaillut	ei ollut palaillut
1st plur.		palailimme	emme palailleet	1st plur.	olimme palailleet	emme olleet palailleet
2nd plur.		palailitte	ette palailleet	2nd plur.	olitte palailleet	ette olleet palailleet
3rd plur.		palailivat	eivät palailleet	3rd plur.	olivat palailleet	eivät olleet palailleet
passive		palailtiin	ei palailtu	passive	oli palailtu	ei ollut palailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		palailisin	en palailisi	1st sing.	olisin palaillut	en olisi palaillut
2nd sing.		palailisit	et palailisi	2nd sing.	olisit palaillut	et olisi palaillut
3rd sing.		palailisi	ei palailisi	3rd sing.	olisi palaillut	ei olisi palaillut
1st plur.		palailisimme	emme palailisi	1st plur.	olisimme palailleet	emme olisi palailleet
2nd plur.		palailisitte	ette palailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte palailleet	ette olisi palailleet
3rd plur.		palailisivat	eivät palailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat palailleet	eivät olisi palailleet
passive		palailtaisiin	ei palailtaisi	passive	olisi palailtu	ei olisi palailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		palaile	älä palaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		palailkoon	älköön palailko	3rd sing.	olkoon palaillut	älköön olko palaillut
1st plur.		palailkaamme	älkäämme palailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		palailkaa	älkää palailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		palailkoot	älkööt palailko	3rd plur.	olkoot palailleet	älkööt olko palailleet
passive		palailtakoon	älköön palailtako	passive	olkoon palailtu	älköön olko palailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		palaillen	en palaille	1st sing.	lienen palaillut	en liene palaillut
2nd sing.		palaillet	et palaille	2nd sing.	lienet palaillut	et liene palaillut
3rd sing.		palaillee	ei palaille	3rd sing.	lienee palaillut	ei liene palaillut
1st plur.		palaillemme	emme palaille	1st plur.	lienemme palailleet	emme liene palailleet
2nd plur.		palaillette	ette palaille	2nd plur.	lienette palailleet	ette liene palailleet
3rd plur.		palaillevat	eivät palaille	3rd plur.	lienevät palailleet	eivät liene palailleet
passive		palailtaneen	ei palailtane	passive	lienee palailtu	ei liene palailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		palailla		present	palaileva	palailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st palaillakseni palaillaksemme 2nd palaillaksesi palaillaksenne 3rd palaillakseen palaillaksensa		past	palaillut	palailtu
2nd	inessive2	palaillessa	palailtaessa	agent4	palailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st palaillessani palaillessamme 2nd palaillessasi palaillessanne 3rd palaillessaan palaillessansa		negative	palailematon
	instructive	palaillen	—	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. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	palailemassa	—
	elative	palailemasta	—
	illative	palailemaan	—
	adessive	palailemalla	—
	abessive	palailematta	—
	instructive	palaileman	palailtaman
4th3	verbal noun	palaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st palailemaisillani palailemaisillamme 2nd palailemaisillasi palailemaisillanne 3rd palailemaisillaan palailemaisillansa

Further reading

• “palailla”, 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