salailla

Finnish

Etymology

From salata +‎ -illa (frequentative aspect).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧lail‧la

Verb

salailla

1. (transitive) to keep secret, cover up, hide

   Pohjois-Korea salailee vankileiriensä olemassaoloa maailmalta.

   North Korea is hiding the existence of its prison camps from the world.

Conjugation

Inflection of salailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salailen	en salaile	1st sing.	olen salaillut	en ole salaillut
2nd sing.		salailet	et salaile	2nd sing.	olet salaillut	et ole salaillut
3rd sing.		salailee	ei salaile	3rd sing.	on salaillut	ei ole salaillut
1st plur.		salailemme	emme salaile	1st plur.	olemme salailleet	emme ole salailleet
2nd plur.		salailette	ette salaile	2nd plur.	olette salailleet	ette ole salailleet
3rd plur.		salailevat	eivät salaile	3rd plur.	ovat salailleet	eivät ole salailleet
passive		salaillaan	ei salailla	passive	on salailtu	ei ole salailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salailin	en salaillut	1st sing.	olin salaillut	en ollut salaillut
2nd sing.		salailit	et salaillut	2nd sing.	olit salaillut	et ollut salaillut
3rd sing.		salaili	ei salaillut	3rd sing.	oli salaillut	ei ollut salaillut
1st plur.		salailimme	emme salailleet	1st plur.	olimme salailleet	emme olleet salailleet
2nd plur.		salailitte	ette salailleet	2nd plur.	olitte salailleet	ette olleet salailleet
3rd plur.		salailivat	eivät salailleet	3rd plur.	olivat salailleet	eivät olleet salailleet
passive		salailtiin	ei salailtu	passive	oli salailtu	ei ollut salailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salailisin	en salailisi	1st sing.	olisin salaillut	en olisi salaillut
2nd sing.		salailisit	et salailisi	2nd sing.	olisit salaillut	et olisi salaillut
3rd sing.		salailisi	ei salailisi	3rd sing.	olisi salaillut	ei olisi salaillut
1st plur.		salailisimme	emme salailisi	1st plur.	olisimme salailleet	emme olisi salailleet
2nd plur.		salailisitte	ette salailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte salailleet	ette olisi salailleet
3rd plur.		salailisivat	eivät salailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat salailleet	eivät olisi salailleet
passive		salailtaisiin	ei salailtaisi	passive	olisi salailtu	ei olisi salailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		salaile	älä salaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		salailkoon	älköön salailko	3rd sing.	olkoon salaillut	älköön olko salaillut
1st plur.		salailkaamme	älkäämme salailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		salailkaa	älkää salailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		salailkoot	älkööt salailko	3rd plur.	olkoot salailleet	älkööt olko salailleet
passive		salailtakoon	älköön salailtako	passive	olkoon salailtu	älköön olko salailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salaillen	en salaille	1st sing.	lienen salaillut	en liene salaillut
2nd sing.		salaillet	et salaille	2nd sing.	lienet salaillut	et liene salaillut
3rd sing.		salaillee	ei salaille	3rd sing.	lienee salaillut	ei liene salaillut
1st plur.		salaillemme	emme salaille	1st plur.	lienemme salailleet	emme liene salailleet
2nd plur.		salaillette	ette salaille	2nd plur.	lienette salailleet	ette liene salailleet
3rd plur.		salaillevat	eivät salaille	3rd plur.	lienevät salailleet	eivät liene salailleet
passive		salailtaneen	ei salailtane	passive	lienee salailtu	ei liene salailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		salailla		present	salaileva	salailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salaillakseni salaillaksemme 2nd salaillaksesi salaillaksenne 3rd salaillakseen salaillaksensa		past	salaillut	salailtu
2nd	inessive2	salaillessa	salailtaessa	agent4	salailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salaillessani salaillessamme 2nd salaillessasi salaillessanne 3rd salaillessaan salaillessansa		negative	salailematon
	instructive	salaillen	—	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	salailemassa	—
	elative	salailemasta	—
	illative	salailemaan	—
	adessive	salailemalla	—
	abessive	salailematta	—
	instructive	salaileman	salailtaman
4th3	verbal noun	salaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salailemaisillani salailemaisillamme 2nd salailemaisillasi salailemaisillanne 3rd salailemaisillaan salailemaisillansa

Derived terms

• salaileminen
• salailu

 

Further reading

• “salailla”, 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