Finnish edit

Etymology edit

move +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʋetːɑːˣ/, [ˈmo̞ʋe̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oʋetːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧vet‧taa

Verb edit

movettaa

  1. (intransitive, military slang) to malinger, acquire exemptions from physical military education by feigning sick
    Matti movetti, koska tiistaina olisi ollut tiedossa 10 (= kymmenen) kilometrin marssi.
    Matti acquired exemption from physical education due to the imminence of the 10-kilometre march on Tuesday.
  2. (transitive, military slang) to malinger, skip (physical education, especially camps) by acquiring exemptions from physical military education by feigning sick
    Matti movetti kaikki leirit.
    Matti skipped all the camps by acquiring exemptions for falsified reasons of health.

Conjugation edit

Inflection of movettaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. movetan en moveta 1st sing. olen movettanut en ole movettanut
2nd sing. movetat et moveta 2nd sing. olet movettanut et ole movettanut
3rd sing. movettaa ei moveta 3rd sing. on movettanut ei ole movettanut
1st plur. movetamme emme moveta 1st plur. olemme movettaneet emme ole movettaneet
2nd plur. movetatte ette moveta 2nd plur. olette movettaneet ette ole movettaneet
3rd plur. movettavat eivät moveta 3rd plur. ovat movettaneet eivät ole movettaneet
passive movetetaan ei moveteta passive on movetettu ei ole movetettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. movetin en movettanut 1st sing. olin movettanut en ollut movettanut
2nd sing. movetit et movettanut 2nd sing. olit movettanut et ollut movettanut
3rd sing. movetti ei movettanut 3rd sing. oli movettanut ei ollut movettanut
1st plur. movetimme emme movettaneet 1st plur. olimme movettaneet emme olleet movettaneet
2nd plur. movetitte ette movettaneet 2nd plur. olitte movettaneet ette olleet movettaneet
3rd plur. movettivat eivät movettaneet 3rd plur. olivat movettaneet eivät olleet movettaneet
passive movetettiin ei movetettu passive oli movetettu ei ollut movetettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. movettaisin en movettaisi 1st sing. olisin movettanut en olisi movettanut
2nd sing. movettaisit et movettaisi 2nd sing. olisit movettanut et olisi movettanut
3rd sing. movettaisi ei movettaisi 3rd sing. olisi movettanut ei olisi movettanut
1st plur. movettaisimme emme movettaisi 1st plur. olisimme movettaneet emme olisi movettaneet
2nd plur. movettaisitte ette movettaisi 2nd plur. olisitte movettaneet ette olisi movettaneet
3rd plur. movettaisivat eivät movettaisi 3rd plur. olisivat movettaneet eivät olisi movettaneet
passive movetettaisiin ei movetettaisi passive olisi movetettu ei olisi movetettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. moveta älä moveta 2nd sing.
3rd sing. movettakoon älköön movettako 3rd sing. olkoon movettanut älköön olko movettanut
1st plur. movettakaamme älkäämme movettako 1st plur.
2nd plur. movettakaa älkää movettako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. movettakoot älkööt movettako 3rd plur. olkoot movettaneet älkööt olko movettaneet
passive movetettakoon älköön movetettako passive olkoon movetettu älköön olko movetettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. movettanen en movettane 1st sing. lienen movettanut en liene movettanut
2nd sing. movettanet et movettane 2nd sing. lienet movettanut et liene movettanut
3rd sing. movettanee ei movettane 3rd sing. lienee movettanut ei liene movettanut
1st plur. movettanemme emme movettane 1st plur. lienemme movettaneet emme liene movettaneet
2nd plur. movettanette ette movettane 2nd plur. lienette movettaneet ette liene movettaneet
3rd plur. movettanevat eivät movettane 3rd plur. lienevät movettaneet eivät liene movettaneet
passive movetettaneen ei movetettane passive lienee movetettu ei liene movetettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st movettaa present movettava movetettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st movettaakseni movettaaksemme
2nd movettaaksesi movettaaksenne
3rd movettaakseen
movettaaksensa
past movettanut movetettu
2nd inessive2 movettaessa movetettaessa agent3 movettama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st movettaessani movettaessamme
2nd movettaessasi movettaessanne
3rd movettaessaan
movettaessansa
negative movettamaton
instructive movettaen 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 movettaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive movettamassa
elative movettamasta
illative movettamaan
adessive movettamalla
abessive movettamatta
instructive movettaman movetettaman
4th4 verbal noun movettaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st movettamaisillani movettamaisillamme
2nd movettamaisillasi movettamaisillanne
3rd movettamaisillaan
movettamaisillansa

Derived terms edit