ravistella

Finnish

Etymology

• A frequentative verb, derived from the verb ravistaa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧vis‧tel‧la

Verb

ravistella

1. (transitive) To shake (cause to move; indifferently and/or repeatedly).

Conjugation

Conjugation of ravistella (type tulla)

indicative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	ravistelen	en ravistele	1st sing.	olen ravistellut	en ole ravistellut
2nd sing.	ravistelet	et ravistele	2nd sing.	olet ravistellut	et ole ravistellut
3rd sing.	ravistelee	ei ravistele	3rd sing.	on ravistellut	ei ole ravistellut
1st plur.	ravistelemme	emme ravistele	1st plur.	olemme ravistelleet	emme ole ravistelleet
2nd plur.	ravistelette	ette ravistele	2nd plur.	olette ravistelleet	ette ole ravistelleet
3rd plur.	ravistelevat	eivät ravistele	3rd plur.	ovat ravistelleet	eivät ole ravistelleet
passive	ravistellaan	ei ravistella	passive	on ravisteltu	ei ole ravisteltu
past			pluperfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	ravistelin	en ravistellut	1st sing.	olin ravistellut	en ollut ravistellut
2nd sing.	ravistelit	et ravistellut	2nd sing.	olit ravistellut	et ollut ravistellut
3rd sing.	ravisteli	ei ravistellut	3rd sing.	oli ravistellut	ei ollut ravistellut
1st plur.	ravistelimme	emme ravistelleet	1st plur.	olimme ravistelleet	emme olleet ravistelleet
2nd plur.	ravistelitte	ette ravistelleet	2nd plur.	olitte ravistelleet	ette olleet ravistelleet
3rd plur.	ravistelivat	eivät ravistelleet	3rd plur.	olivat ravistelleet	eivät olleet ravistelleet
passive	ravisteltiin	ei ravisteltu	passive	oli ravisteltu	ei ollut ravisteltu
conditional
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	ravistelisin	en ravistelisi	1st sing.	olisin ravistellut	en olisi ravistellut
2nd sing.	ravistelisit	et ravistelisi	2nd sing.	olisit ravistellut	et olisi ravistellut
3rd sing.	ravistelisi	ei ravistelisi	3rd sing.	olisi ravistellut	ei olisi ravistellut
1st plur.	ravistelisimme	emme ravistelisi	1st plur.	olisimme ravistelleet	emme olisi ravistelleet
2nd plur.	ravistelisitte	ette ravistelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ravistelleet	ette olisi ravistelleet
3rd plur.	ravistelisivat	eivät ravistelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ravistelleet	eivät olisi ravistelleet
passive	ravisteltaisiin	ei ravisteltaisi	passive	olisi ravisteltu	ei olisi ravisteltu
imperative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	ravistele	älä ravistele	2nd sing.	ole ravistellut	älä ole ravistellut
3rd sing.	ravistelkoon	älköön ravistelko	3rd sing.	olkoon ravistellut	älköön olko ravistellut
1st plur.	ravistelkaamme	älkäämme ravistelko	1st plur.	olkaamme ravistelleet	älkäämme olko ravistelleet
2nd plur.	ravistelkaa	älkää ravistelko	2nd plur.	olkaa ravistelleet	älkää olko ravistelleet
3rd plur.	ravistelkoot	älkööt ravistelko	3rd plur.	olkoot ravistelleet	älkööt olko ravistelleet
passive	ravisteltakoon	älköön ravisteltako	passive	olkoon ravisteltu	älköön olko ravisteltu
potential
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	ravistellen	en ravistelle	1st sing.	lienen ravistellut	en liene ravistellut
2nd sing.	ravistellet	et ravistelle	2nd sing.	lienet ravistellut	et liene ravistellut
3rd sing.	ravistellee	ei ravistelle	3rd sing.	lienee ravistellut	ei liene ravistellut
1st plur.	ravistellemme	emme ravistelle	1st plur.	lienemme ravistelleet	emme liene ravistelleet
2nd plur.	ravistellette	ette ravistelle	2nd plur.	lienette ravistelleet	ette liene ravistelleet
3rd plur.	ravistellevat	eivät ravistelle	3rd plur.	lienevät ravistelleet	eivät liene ravistelleet
passive	ravisteltaneen	ei ravisteltane	passive	lienee ravisteltu	ei liene ravisteltu

Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
I		ravistella		present	ravisteleva	ravisteltava
long I		ravistellakseen 2		past	ravistellut	ravisteltu
II	inessive	ravistellessa 1	ravisteltaessa	agent	ravistelema1, 3
	instructive	ravistellen	–	negative	ravistelematon
III	inessive	ravistelemassa	–	1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix.
	elative	ravistelemasta	–
	illative	ravistelemaan	–
	adessive	ravistelemalla	–
	abessive	ravistelematta	–
	instructive	ravisteleman	ravisteltaman
IV	nominative	ravisteleminen
	partitive	ravistelemista
V		ravistelemaisillaan 2

Usage notes

• Verbs ravistaa and ravistella and their derivatives ravistus and ravistelu are quite close in meaning. However, ravistaa and ravistus tend to refer to a more short-term and/or regular action, whereas ravistella and ravistelu refer to a more long-term and/or erratic shaking.

1. Ravista ennen käyttöä. = Shake before using.

   Jatkuvat maanjäristykset ravistelivat rakennuksia. = Continuous earthquakes shook the buildings.

Derived terms

• nouns: ravistelu

Related terms

• ravistaa