kahahtaa

Finnish

Etymology

kah- +‎ -ahtaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦɑ̝ht̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑhtɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧hah‧taa

Verb

kahahtaa

1. (intransitive) to rustle or swish briefly

Conjugation

Inflection of kahahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahahdan	en kahahda	1st sing.	olen kahahtanut	en ole kahahtanut
2nd sing.		kahahdat	et kahahda	2nd sing.	olet kahahtanut	et ole kahahtanut
3rd sing.		kahahtaa	ei kahahda	3rd sing.	on kahahtanut	ei ole kahahtanut
1st plur.		kahahdamme	emme kahahda	1st plur.	olemme kahahtaneet	emme ole kahahtaneet
2nd plur.		kahahdatte	ette kahahda	2nd plur.	olette kahahtaneet	ette ole kahahtaneet
3rd plur.		kahahtavat	eivät kahahda	3rd plur.	ovat kahahtaneet	eivät ole kahahtaneet
passive		kahahdetaan	ei kahahdeta	passive	on kahahdettu	ei ole kahahdettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahahdin	en kahahtanut	1st sing.	olin kahahtanut	en ollut kahahtanut
2nd sing.		kahahdit	et kahahtanut	2nd sing.	olit kahahtanut	et ollut kahahtanut
3rd sing.		kahahti	ei kahahtanut	3rd sing.	oli kahahtanut	ei ollut kahahtanut
1st plur.		kahahdimme	emme kahahtaneet	1st plur.	olimme kahahtaneet	emme olleet kahahtaneet
2nd plur.		kahahditte	ette kahahtaneet	2nd plur.	olitte kahahtaneet	ette olleet kahahtaneet
3rd plur.		kahahtivat	eivät kahahtaneet	3rd plur.	olivat kahahtaneet	eivät olleet kahahtaneet
passive		kahahdettiin	ei kahahdettu	passive	oli kahahdettu	ei ollut kahahdettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahahtaisin	en kahahtaisi	1st sing.	olisin kahahtanut	en olisi kahahtanut
2nd sing.		kahahtaisit	et kahahtaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kahahtanut	et olisi kahahtanut
3rd sing.		kahahtaisi	ei kahahtaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kahahtanut	ei olisi kahahtanut
1st plur.		kahahtaisimme	emme kahahtaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kahahtaneet	emme olisi kahahtaneet
2nd plur.		kahahtaisitte	ette kahahtaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kahahtaneet	ette olisi kahahtaneet
3rd plur.		kahahtaisivat	eivät kahahtaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kahahtaneet	eivät olisi kahahtaneet
passive		kahahdettaisiin	ei kahahdettaisi	passive	olisi kahahdettu	ei olisi kahahdettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kahahda	älä kahahda	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kahahtakoon	älköön kahahtako	3rd sing.	olkoon kahahtanut	älköön olko kahahtanut
1st plur.		kahahtakaamme	älkäämme kahahtako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kahahtakaa	älkää kahahtako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kahahtakoot	älkööt kahahtako	3rd plur.	olkoot kahahtaneet	älkööt olko kahahtaneet
passive		kahahdettakoon	älköön kahahdettako	passive	olkoon kahahdettu	älköön olko kahahdettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahahtanen	en kahahtane	1st sing.	lienen kahahtanut	en liene kahahtanut
2nd sing.		kahahtanet	et kahahtane	2nd sing.	lienet kahahtanut	et liene kahahtanut
3rd sing.		kahahtanee	ei kahahtane	3rd sing.	lienee kahahtanut	ei liene kahahtanut
1st plur.		kahahtanemme	emme kahahtane	1st plur.	lienemme kahahtaneet	emme liene kahahtaneet
2nd plur.		kahahtanette	ette kahahtane	2nd plur.	lienette kahahtaneet	ette liene kahahtaneet
3rd plur.		kahahtanevat	eivät kahahtane	3rd plur.	lienevät kahahtaneet	eivät liene kahahtaneet
passive		kahahdettaneen	ei kahahdettane	passive	lienee kahahdettu	ei liene kahahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kahahtaa		present	kahahtava	kahahdettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahahtaakseni kahahtaaksemme 2nd kahahtaaksesi kahahtaaksenne 3rd kahahtaakseen kahahtaaksensa		past	kahahtanut	kahahdettu
2nd	inessive2	kahahtaessa	kahahdettaessa	agent3	kahahtama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahahtaessani kahahtaessamme 2nd kahahtaessasi kahahtaessanne 3rd kahahtaessaan kahahtaessansa		negative	kahahtamaton
	instructive	kahahtaen	—	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 kahahtaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	kahahtamassa	—
	elative	kahahtamasta	—
	illative	kahahtamaan	—
	adessive	kahahtamalla	—
	abessive	kahahtamatta	—
	instructive	kahahtaman	kahahdettaman
4th4	verbal noun	kahahtaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahahtamaisillani kahahtamaisillamme 2nd kahahtamaisillasi kahahtamaisillanne 3rd kahahtamaisillaan kahahtamaisillansa

Derived terms

• kahahdella
• kahahdus
• kahahtaminen

 

Related terms

• kahista
• kahistaa
• kahistella

Further reading

• “kahahtaa”, 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 2023-07-02