somentaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

soma +‎ -ntaa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsomentɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞me̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -omentɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧men‧taa

Verb

somentaa

1. (transitive) to make more pretty

Conjugation

Inflection of somentaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		somennan	en somenna	1st sing.	olen somentanut	en ole somentanut
2nd sing.		somennat	et somenna	2nd sing.	olet somentanut	et ole somentanut
3rd sing.		somentaa	ei somenna	3rd sing.	on somentanut	ei ole somentanut
1st plur.		somennamme	emme somenna	1st plur.	olemme somentaneet	emme ole somentaneet
2nd plur.		somennatte	ette somenna	2nd plur.	olette somentaneet	ette ole somentaneet
3rd plur.		somentavat	eivät somenna	3rd plur.	ovat somentaneet	eivät ole somentaneet
passive		somennetaan	ei somenneta	passive	on somennettu	ei ole somennettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		somensin	en somentanut	1st sing.	olin somentanut	en ollut somentanut
2nd sing.		somensit	et somentanut	2nd sing.	olit somentanut	et ollut somentanut
3rd sing.		somensi	ei somentanut	3rd sing.	oli somentanut	ei ollut somentanut
1st plur.		somensimme	emme somentaneet	1st plur.	olimme somentaneet	emme olleet somentaneet
2nd plur.		somensitte	ette somentaneet	2nd plur.	olitte somentaneet	ette olleet somentaneet
3rd plur.		somensivat	eivät somentaneet	3rd plur.	olivat somentaneet	eivät olleet somentaneet
passive		somennettiin	ei somennettu	passive	oli somennettu	ei ollut somennettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		somentaisin	en somentaisi	1st sing.	olisin somentanut	en olisi somentanut
2nd sing.		somentaisit	et somentaisi	2nd sing.	olisit somentanut	et olisi somentanut
3rd sing.		somentaisi	ei somentaisi	3rd sing.	olisi somentanut	ei olisi somentanut
1st plur.		somentaisimme	emme somentaisi	1st plur.	olisimme somentaneet	emme olisi somentaneet
2nd plur.		somentaisitte	ette somentaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte somentaneet	ette olisi somentaneet
3rd plur.		somentaisivat	eivät somentaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat somentaneet	eivät olisi somentaneet
passive		somennettaisiin	ei somennettaisi	passive	olisi somennettu	ei olisi somennettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		somenna	älä somenna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		somentakoon	älköön somentako	3rd sing.	olkoon somentanut	älköön olko somentanut
1st plur.		somentakaamme	älkäämme somentako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		somentakaa	älkää somentako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		somentakoot	älkööt somentako	3rd plur.	olkoot somentaneet	älkööt olko somentaneet
passive		somennettakoon	älköön somennettako	passive	olkoon somennettu	älköön olko somennettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		somentanen	en somentane	1st sing.	lienen somentanut	en liene somentanut
2nd sing.		somentanet	et somentane	2nd sing.	lienet somentanut	et liene somentanut
3rd sing.		somentanee	ei somentane	3rd sing.	lienee somentanut	ei liene somentanut
1st plur.		somentanemme	emme somentane	1st plur.	lienemme somentaneet	emme liene somentaneet
2nd plur.		somentanette	ette somentane	2nd plur.	lienette somentaneet	ette liene somentaneet
3rd plur.		somentanevat	eivät somentane	3rd plur.	lienevät somentaneet	eivät liene somentaneet
passive		somennettaneen	ei somennettane	passive	lienee somennettu	ei liene somennettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		somentaa		present	somentava	somennettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st somentaakseni somentaaksemme 2nd somentaaksesi somentaaksenne 3rd somentaakseen somentaaksensa		past	somentanut	somennettu
2nd	inessive2	somentaessa	somennettaessa	agent4	somentama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st somentaessani somentaessamme 2nd somentaessasi somentaessanne 3rd somentaessaan somentaessansa		negative	somentamaton
	instructive	somentaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form somentaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	somentamassa	—
	elative	somentamasta	—
	illative	somentamaan	—
	adessive	somentamalla	—
	abessive	somentamatta	—
	instructive	somentaman	somennettaman
4th3	verbal noun	somentaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st somentamaisillani somentamaisillamme 2nd somentamaisillasi somentamaisillanne 3rd somentamaisillaan somentamaisillansa

Derived terms

• somentua

 

Further reading

• “somentaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsomentɑː/, [ˈs̠o̞me̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -omentɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧men‧taa

Verb

somentaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of somentaa

Anagrams

• omenasta