Finnish edit

Etymology edit

deitti (date) +‎ -illa < English date

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdei̯tːɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈde̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eitːɑilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): deit‧tail‧la

Verb edit

deittailla (colloquial)

  1. to date (to take someone on a series of dates)

Conjugation edit

Inflection of deittailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. deittailen en deittaile 1st sing. olen deittaillut en ole deittaillut
2nd sing. deittailet et deittaile 2nd sing. olet deittaillut et ole deittaillut
3rd sing. deittailee ei deittaile 3rd sing. on deittaillut ei ole deittaillut
1st plur. deittailemme emme deittaile 1st plur. olemme deittailleet emme ole deittailleet
2nd plur. deittailette ette deittaile 2nd plur. olette deittailleet ette ole deittailleet
3rd plur. deittailevat eivät deittaile 3rd plur. ovat deittailleet eivät ole deittailleet
passive deittaillaan ei deittailla passive on deittailtu ei ole deittailtu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. deittailin en deittaillut 1st sing. olin deittaillut en ollut deittaillut
2nd sing. deittailit et deittaillut 2nd sing. olit deittaillut et ollut deittaillut
3rd sing. deittaili ei deittaillut 3rd sing. oli deittaillut ei ollut deittaillut
1st plur. deittailimme emme deittailleet 1st plur. olimme deittailleet emme olleet deittailleet
2nd plur. deittailitte ette deittailleet 2nd plur. olitte deittailleet ette olleet deittailleet
3rd plur. deittailivat eivät deittailleet 3rd plur. olivat deittailleet eivät olleet deittailleet
passive deittailtiin ei deittailtu passive oli deittailtu ei ollut deittailtu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. deittailisin en deittailisi 1st sing. olisin deittaillut en olisi deittaillut
2nd sing. deittailisit et deittailisi 2nd sing. olisit deittaillut et olisi deittaillut
3rd sing. deittailisi ei deittailisi 3rd sing. olisi deittaillut ei olisi deittaillut
1st plur. deittailisimme emme deittailisi 1st plur. olisimme deittailleet emme olisi deittailleet
2nd plur. deittailisitte ette deittailisi 2nd plur. olisitte deittailleet ette olisi deittailleet
3rd plur. deittailisivat eivät deittailisi 3rd plur. olisivat deittailleet eivät olisi deittailleet
passive deittailtaisiin ei deittailtaisi passive olisi deittailtu ei olisi deittailtu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. deittaile älä deittaile 2nd sing.
3rd sing. deittailkoon älköön deittailko 3rd sing. olkoon deittaillut älköön olko deittaillut
1st plur. deittailkaamme älkäämme deittailko 1st plur.
2nd plur. deittailkaa älkää deittailko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. deittailkoot älkööt deittailko 3rd plur. olkoot deittailleet älkööt olko deittailleet
passive deittailtakoon älköön deittailtako passive olkoon deittailtu älköön olko deittailtu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. deittaillen en deittaille 1st sing. lienen deittaillut en liene deittaillut
2nd sing. deittaillet et deittaille 2nd sing. lienet deittaillut et liene deittaillut
3rd sing. deittaillee ei deittaille 3rd sing. lienee deittaillut ei liene deittaillut
1st plur. deittaillemme emme deittaille 1st plur. lienemme deittailleet emme liene deittailleet
2nd plur. deittaillette ette deittaille 2nd plur. lienette deittailleet ette liene deittailleet
3rd plur. deittaillevat eivät deittaille 3rd plur. lienevät deittailleet eivät liene deittailleet
passive deittailtaneen ei deittailtane passive lienee deittailtu ei liene deittailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st deittailla present deittaileva deittailtava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st deittaillakseni deittaillaksemme
2nd deittaillaksesi deittaillaksenne
3rd deittaillakseen
deittaillaksensa
past deittaillut deittailtu
2nd inessive2 deittaillessa deittailtaessa agent3 deittailema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st deittaillessani deittaillessamme
2nd deittaillessasi deittaillessanne
3rd deittaillessaan
deittaillessansa
negative deittailematon
instructive deittaillen 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).

3rd inessive deittailemassa
elative deittailemasta
illative deittailemaan
adessive deittailemalla
abessive deittailematta
instructive deittaileman deittailtaman
4th4 verbal noun deittaileminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st deittailemaisillani deittailemaisillamme
2nd deittailemaisillasi deittailemaisillanne
3rd deittailemaisillaan
deittailemaisillansa

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