perustella
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]perustella
- (transitive) to justify, argue, explain, reason, base (provide reasons or justification for)
- frequentative of perustaa (“to found, start (e.g. a business)”)
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of perustella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustelen | en perustele | 1st sing. | olen perustellut | en ole perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustelet | et perustele | 2nd sing. | olet perustellut | et ole perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustelee | ei perustele | 3rd sing. | on perustellut | ei ole perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustelemme | emme perustele | 1st plur. | olemme perustelleet | emme ole perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustelette | ette perustele | 2nd plur. | olette perustelleet | ette ole perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustelevat | eivät perustele | 3rd plur. | ovat perustelleet | eivät ole perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustellaan | ei perustella | passive | on perusteltu | ei ole perusteltu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustelin | en perustellut | 1st sing. | olin perustellut | en ollut perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustelit | et perustellut | 2nd sing. | olit perustellut | et ollut perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perusteli | ei perustellut | 3rd sing. | oli perustellut | ei ollut perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustelimme | emme perustelleet | 1st plur. | olimme perustelleet | emme olleet perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustelitte | ette perustelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte perustelleet | ette olleet perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustelivat | eivät perustelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat perustelleet | eivät olleet perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perusteltiin | ei perusteltu | passive | oli perusteltu | ei ollut perusteltu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustelisin | en perustelisi | 1st sing. | olisin perustellut | en olisi perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustelisit | et perustelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit perustellut | et olisi perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustelisi | ei perustelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi perustellut | ei olisi perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustelisimme | emme perustelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme perustelleet | emme olisi perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustelisitte | ette perustelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte perustelleet | ette olisi perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustelisivat | eivät perustelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat perustelleet | eivät olisi perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perusteltaisiin | ei perusteltaisi | passive | olisi perusteltu | ei olisi perusteltu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustele | älä perustele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustelkoon | älköön perustelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon perustellut | älköön olko perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustelkaamme | älkäämme perustelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustelkaa | älkää perustelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustelkoot | älkööt perustelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot perustelleet | älkööt olko perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perusteltakoon | älköön perusteltako | passive | olkoon perusteltu | älköön olko perusteltu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustellen | en perustelle | 1st sing. | lienen perustellut | en liene perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustellet | et perustelle | 2nd sing. | lienet perustellut | et liene perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustellee | ei perustelle | 3rd sing. | lienee perustellut | ei liene perustellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustellemme | emme perustelle | 1st plur. | lienemme perustelleet | emme liene perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustellette | ette perustelle | 2nd plur. | lienette perustelleet | ette liene perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustellevat | eivät perustelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät perustelleet | eivät liene perustelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perusteltaneen | ei perusteltane | passive | lienee perusteltu | ei liene perusteltu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | perustella | present | perusteleva | perusteltava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | perustellut | perusteltu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | perustellessa | perusteltaessa | agent4 | perustelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | perustelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | perustellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | perustelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | perustelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | perustelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | perustelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | perustelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | perusteleman | perusteltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | perusteleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “perustella”, 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