ahertaa

See also: ähertää

Finnish

Etymology

From ahkera +‎ -taa; originally an Eastern dialect form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhertɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝ɦe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): a‧her‧taa

Verb

ahertaa

1. (intransitive) To work hard, apply oneself (to a task), hustle, labour/labor, toil.

Conjugation

Inflection of ahertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		aherran	en aherra	1st sing.	olen ahertanut	en ole ahertanut
2nd sing.		aherrat	et aherra	2nd sing.	olet ahertanut	et ole ahertanut
3rd sing.		ahertaa	ei aherra	3rd sing.	on ahertanut	ei ole ahertanut
1st plur.		aherramme	emme aherra	1st plur.	olemme ahertaneet	emme ole ahertaneet
2nd plur.		aherratte	ette aherra	2nd plur.	olette ahertaneet	ette ole ahertaneet
3rd plur.		ahertavat	eivät aherra	3rd plur.	ovat ahertaneet	eivät ole ahertaneet
passive		aherretaan	ei aherreta	passive	on aherrettu	ei ole aherrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahersin	en ahertanut	1st sing.	olin ahertanut	en ollut ahertanut
2nd sing.		ahersit	et ahertanut	2nd sing.	olit ahertanut	et ollut ahertanut
3rd sing.		ahersi	ei ahertanut	3rd sing.	oli ahertanut	ei ollut ahertanut
1st plur.		ahersimme	emme ahertaneet	1st plur.	olimme ahertaneet	emme olleet ahertaneet
2nd plur.		ahersitte	ette ahertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte ahertaneet	ette olleet ahertaneet
3rd plur.		ahersivat	eivät ahertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat ahertaneet	eivät olleet ahertaneet
passive		aherrettiin	ei aherrettu	passive	oli aherrettu	ei ollut aherrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahertaisin	en ahertaisi	1st sing.	olisin ahertanut	en olisi ahertanut
2nd sing.		ahertaisit	et ahertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit ahertanut	et olisi ahertanut
3rd sing.		ahertaisi	ei ahertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi ahertanut	ei olisi ahertanut
1st plur.		ahertaisimme	emme ahertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme ahertaneet	emme olisi ahertaneet
2nd plur.		ahertaisitte	ette ahertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ahertaneet	ette olisi ahertaneet
3rd plur.		ahertaisivat	eivät ahertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ahertaneet	eivät olisi ahertaneet
passive		aherrettaisiin	ei aherrettaisi	passive	olisi aherrettu	ei olisi aherrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		aherra	älä aherra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		ahertakoon	älköön ahertako	3rd sing.	olkoon ahertanut	älköön olko ahertanut
1st plur.		ahertakaamme	älkäämme ahertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		ahertakaa	älkää ahertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		ahertakoot	älkööt ahertako	3rd plur.	olkoot ahertaneet	älkööt olko ahertaneet
passive		aherrettakoon	älköön aherrettako	passive	olkoon aherrettu	älköön olko aherrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahertanen	en ahertane	1st sing.	lienen ahertanut	en liene ahertanut
2nd sing.		ahertanet	et ahertane	2nd sing.	lienet ahertanut	et liene ahertanut
3rd sing.		ahertanee	ei ahertane	3rd sing.	lienee ahertanut	ei liene ahertanut
1st plur.		ahertanemme	emme ahertane	1st plur.	lienemme ahertaneet	emme liene ahertaneet
2nd plur.		ahertanette	ette ahertane	2nd plur.	lienette ahertaneet	ette liene ahertaneet
3rd plur.		ahertanevat	eivät ahertane	3rd plur.	lienevät ahertaneet	eivät liene ahertaneet
passive		aherrettaneen	ei aherrettane	passive	lienee aherrettu	ei liene aherrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		ahertaa		present	ahertava	aherrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahertaakseni ahertaaksemme 2nd ahertaaksesi ahertaaksenne 3rd ahertaakseen ahertaaksensa		past	ahertanut	aherrettu
2nd	inessive2	ahertaessa	aherrettaessa	agent3	ahertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahertaessani ahertaessamme 2nd ahertaessasi ahertaessanne 3rd ahertaessaan ahertaessansa		negative	ahertamaton
	instructive	ahertaen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). * The third-person singular indicative form ahertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	ahertamassa	—
	elative	ahertamasta	—
	illative	ahertamaan	—
	adessive	ahertamalla	—
	abessive	ahertamatta	—
	instructive	ahertaman	aherrettaman
4th4	verbal noun	ahertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahertamaisillani ahertamaisillamme 2nd ahertamaisillasi ahertamaisillanne 3rd ahertamaisillaan ahertamaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to work hard etc.): ahkeroida

Derived terms

nouns

• aherrus
• ahertaja
• ahertaminen

 

verbs

• pakertaa

 

Further reading

• “ahertaa”, 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 2023-07-02