tapailla
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tavata + -illa (frequentative aspect)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tapailla
- To date (to take someone on a series of dates).
- (transitive, usually atelic) to reach, to probe, to grope, to pitch, to meet.
- tapailla ovenripaa
- to grope for a door handle
- tapailla säveltä
- to pitch a melody
- tapaili ensiaskeleitaan
- met their first steps
- Täti otti askeleen, mutta alkoikin äkkiä tapailla tukea ja pudottautui istumaan
- Aunt took a step, but suddenly begun to reach for support and fell to sit
- tapailla ovenripaa
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of tapailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapailen | en tapaile | 1st sing. | olen tapaillut | en ole tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapailet | et tapaile | 2nd sing. | olet tapaillut | et ole tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapailee | ei tapaile | 3rd sing. | on tapaillut | ei ole tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapailemme | emme tapaile | 1st plur. | olemme tapailleet | emme ole tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapailette | ette tapaile | 2nd plur. | olette tapailleet | ette ole tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapailevat | eivät tapaile | 3rd plur. | ovat tapailleet | eivät ole tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tapaillaan | ei tapailla | passive | on tapailtu | ei ole tapailtu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapailin | en tapaillut | 1st sing. | olin tapaillut | en ollut tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapailit | et tapaillut | 2nd sing. | olit tapaillut | et ollut tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaili | ei tapaillut | 3rd sing. | oli tapaillut | ei ollut tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapailimme | emme tapailleet | 1st plur. | olimme tapailleet | emme olleet tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapailitte | ette tapailleet | 2nd plur. | olitte tapailleet | ette olleet tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapailivat | eivät tapailleet | 3rd plur. | olivat tapailleet | eivät olleet tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tapailtiin | ei tapailtu | passive | oli tapailtu | ei ollut tapailtu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapailisin | en tapailisi | 1st sing. | olisin tapaillut | en olisi tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapailisit | et tapailisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tapaillut | et olisi tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapailisi | ei tapailisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tapaillut | ei olisi tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapailisimme | emme tapailisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tapailleet | emme olisi tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapailisitte | ette tapailisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tapailleet | ette olisi tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapailisivat | eivät tapailisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tapailleet | eivät olisi tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tapailtaisiin | ei tapailtaisi | passive | olisi tapailtu | ei olisi tapailtu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaile | älä tapaile | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapailkoon | älköön tapailko | 3rd sing. | olkoon tapaillut | älköön olko tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapailkaamme | älkäämme tapailko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapailkaa | älkää tapailko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapailkoot | älkööt tapailko | 3rd plur. | olkoot tapailleet | älkööt olko tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tapailtakoon | älköön tapailtako | passive | olkoon tapailtu | älköön olko tapailtu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapaillen | en tapaille | 1st sing. | lienen tapaillut | en liene tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaillet | et tapaille | 2nd sing. | lienet tapaillut | et liene tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaillee | ei tapaille | 3rd sing. | lienee tapaillut | ei liene tapaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapaillemme | emme tapaille | 1st plur. | lienemme tapailleet | emme liene tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapaillette | ette tapaille | 2nd plur. | lienette tapailleet | ette liene tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapaillevat | eivät tapaille | 3rd plur. | lienevät tapailleet | eivät liene tapailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tapailtaneen | ei tapailtane | passive | lienee tapailtu | ei liene tapailtu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | tapailla | present | tapaileva | tapailtava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | tapaillut | tapailtu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | tapaillessa | tapailtaessa | agent4 | tapailema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | tapailematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tapaillen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | tapailemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | tapailemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | tapailemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | tapailemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | tapailematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tapaileman | tapailtaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | tapaileminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tapailla”, 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