vajentaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

vajene- +‎ -taa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑjentɑːˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝je̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑjentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): va‧jen‧taa

Verb

vajentaa

1. (transitive) to diminish, to make scarce

Conjugation

Inflection of vajentaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vajennan	en vajenna	1st sing.	olen vajentanut	en ole vajentanut
2nd sing.		vajennat	et vajenna	2nd sing.	olet vajentanut	et ole vajentanut
3rd sing.		vajentaa	ei vajenna	3rd sing.	on vajentanut	ei ole vajentanut
1st plur.		vajennamme	emme vajenna	1st plur.	olemme vajentaneet	emme ole vajentaneet
2nd plur.		vajennatte	ette vajenna	2nd plur.	olette vajentaneet	ette ole vajentaneet
3rd plur.		vajentavat	eivät vajenna	3rd plur.	ovat vajentaneet	eivät ole vajentaneet
passive		vajennetaan	ei vajenneta	passive	on vajennettu	ei ole vajennettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vajensin	en vajentanut	1st sing.	olin vajentanut	en ollut vajentanut
2nd sing.		vajensit	et vajentanut	2nd sing.	olit vajentanut	et ollut vajentanut
3rd sing.		vajensi	ei vajentanut	3rd sing.	oli vajentanut	ei ollut vajentanut
1st plur.		vajensimme	emme vajentaneet	1st plur.	olimme vajentaneet	emme olleet vajentaneet
2nd plur.		vajensitte	ette vajentaneet	2nd plur.	olitte vajentaneet	ette olleet vajentaneet
3rd plur.		vajensivat	eivät vajentaneet	3rd plur.	olivat vajentaneet	eivät olleet vajentaneet
passive		vajennettiin	ei vajennettu	passive	oli vajennettu	ei ollut vajennettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vajentaisin	en vajentaisi	1st sing.	olisin vajentanut	en olisi vajentanut
2nd sing.		vajentaisit	et vajentaisi	2nd sing.	olisit vajentanut	et olisi vajentanut
3rd sing.		vajentaisi	ei vajentaisi	3rd sing.	olisi vajentanut	ei olisi vajentanut
1st plur.		vajentaisimme	emme vajentaisi	1st plur.	olisimme vajentaneet	emme olisi vajentaneet
2nd plur.		vajentaisitte	ette vajentaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte vajentaneet	ette olisi vajentaneet
3rd plur.		vajentaisivat	eivät vajentaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat vajentaneet	eivät olisi vajentaneet
passive		vajennettaisiin	ei vajennettaisi	passive	olisi vajennettu	ei olisi vajennettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		vajenna	älä vajenna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		vajentakoon	älköön vajentako	3rd sing.	olkoon vajentanut	älköön olko vajentanut
1st plur.		vajentakaamme	älkäämme vajentako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		vajentakaa	älkää vajentako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		vajentakoot	älkööt vajentako	3rd plur.	olkoot vajentaneet	älkööt olko vajentaneet
passive		vajennettakoon	älköön vajennettako	passive	olkoon vajennettu	älköön olko vajennettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vajentanen	en vajentane	1st sing.	lienen vajentanut	en liene vajentanut
2nd sing.		vajentanet	et vajentane	2nd sing.	lienet vajentanut	et liene vajentanut
3rd sing.		vajentanee	ei vajentane	3rd sing.	lienee vajentanut	ei liene vajentanut
1st plur.		vajentanemme	emme vajentane	1st plur.	lienemme vajentaneet	emme liene vajentaneet
2nd plur.		vajentanette	ette vajentane	2nd plur.	lienette vajentaneet	ette liene vajentaneet
3rd plur.		vajentanevat	eivät vajentane	3rd plur.	lienevät vajentaneet	eivät liene vajentaneet
passive		vajennettaneen	ei vajennettane	passive	lienee vajennettu	ei liene vajennettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		vajentaa		present	vajentava	vajennettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vajentaakseni vajentaaksemme 2nd vajentaaksesi vajentaaksenne 3rd vajentaakseen vajentaaksensa		past	vajentanut	vajennettu
2nd	inessive2	vajentaessa	vajennettaessa	agent3	vajentama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vajentaessani vajentaessamme 2nd vajentaessasi vajentaessanne 3rd vajentaessaan vajentaessansa		negative	vajentamaton
	instructive	vajentaen	—	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 vajentaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	vajentamassa	—
	elative	vajentamasta	—
	illative	vajentamaan	—
	adessive	vajentamalla	—
	abessive	vajentamatta	—
	instructive	vajentaman	vajennettaman
4th4	verbal noun	vajentaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vajentamaisillani vajentamaisillamme 2nd vajentamaisillasi vajentamaisillanne 3rd vajentamaisillaan vajentamaisillansa

Derived terms

• vajennus
• vajentua

 

Further reading

• “vajentaa”, 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): /ˈʋɑjentɑː/, [ˈʋɑ̝je̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑjentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): va‧jen‧taa

Verb

vajentaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of vajentaa