antaa

FinnishEdit

(index an)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *amta-, cognate with eg. Estonian and, North Sami vuovdit (“to sell”), Komi уд (ud) and Hungarian ad.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

antaa

  1. (transitive) To give; to allow; to present, donate; to issue.
    Annoin Liisalle kukat.
    I gave Liisa flowers.
  2. (transitive + genitive + infinitive) To let, allow, permit.
    Anna hänen mennä.
    Let him go.
  3. (transitive) To distribute, hand/pass out.
  4. (transitive) To grant, confer.
  5. (colloquial) To consent to have sex (with = allative).

Usage notesEdit

  • (to consent to have sex): This usage means very often that the person consenting to have sex is the submissive party, not necessarily enjoying the activity that much.

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of antaa (type kaivaa)
indicative
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. annan en anna 1st sing. olen antanut en ole antanut
2nd sing. annat et anna 2nd sing. olet antanut et ole antanut
3rd sing. antaa ei anna 3rd sing. on antanut ei ole antanut
1st plur. annamme emme anna 1st plur. olemme antaneet emme ole antaneet
2nd plur. annatte ette anna 2nd plur. olette antaneet ette ole antaneet
3rd plur. antavat eivät anna 3rd plur. ovat antaneet eivät ole antaneet
passive annetaan ei anneta passive on annettu ei ole annettu
past pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. annoin en antanut 1st sing. olin antanut en ollut antanut
2nd sing. annoit et antanut 2nd sing. olit antanut et ollut antanut
3rd sing. antoi ei antanut 3rd sing. oli antanut ei ollut antanut
1st plur. annoimme emme antaneet 1st plur. olimme antaneet emme olleet antaneet
2nd plur. annoitte ette antaneet 2nd plur. olitte antaneet ette olleet antaneet
3rd plur. antoivat eivät antaneet 3rd plur. olivat antaneet eivät olleet antaneet
passive annettiin ei annettu passive oli annettu ei ollut annettu
conditional
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. antaisin en antaisi 1st sing. olisin antanut en olisi antanut
2nd sing. antaisit et antaisi 2nd sing. olisit antanut et olisi antanut
3rd sing. antaisi ei antaisi 3rd sing. olisi antanut ei olisi antanut
1st plur. antaisimme emme antaisi 1st plur. olisimme antaneet emme olisi antaneet
2nd plur. antaisitte ette antaisi 2nd plur. olisitte antaneet ette olisi antaneet
3rd plur. antaisivat eivät antaisi 3rd plur. olisivat antaneet eivät olisi antaneet
passive annettaisiin ei annettaisi passive olisi annettu ei olisi annettu
imperative
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. – – 1st sing. – –
2nd sing. anna älä anna 2nd sing. ole antanut älä ole antanut
3rd sing. antakoon älköön antako 3rd sing. olkoon antanut älköön olko antanut
1st plur. antakaamme älkäämme antako 1st plur. olkaamme antaneet älkäämme olko antaneet
2nd plur. antakaa älkää antako 2nd plur. olkaa antaneet älkää olko antaneet
3rd plur. antakoot älkööt antako 3rd plur. olkoot antaneet älkööt olko antaneet
passive annettakoon älköön annettako passive olkoon annettu älköön olko annettu
potential
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. antanen en antane 1st sing. lienen antanut en liene antanut
2nd sing. antanet et antane 2nd sing. lienet antanut et liene antanut
3rd sing. antanee ei antane 3rd sing. lienee antanut ei liene antanut
1st plur. antanemme emme antane 1st plur. lienemme antaneet emme liene antaneet
2nd plur. antanette ette antane 2nd plur. lienette antaneet ette liene antaneet
3rd plur. antanevat eivät antane 3rd plur. lienevät antaneet eivät liene antaneet
passive annettaneen ei annettane passive lienee annettu ei liene annettu
Nominal forms
infinitive participle
active passive active passive
I antaa present antava annettava
long I antaakseen 2 past antanut annettu
II inessive antaessa 1 annettaessa agent antama 1, 3
instructive antaen – negative antamaton
III inessive antamassa – 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 antamasta –
illative antamaan –
adessive antamalla –
abessive antamatta –
instructive antaman annettaman
IV nominative antaminen
partitive antamista
V antamaisillaan 2

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