Finnish edit

Etymology edit

karttua (to accumulate, to accrue) +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrtutːɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝rt̪ut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtutːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): kar‧tut‧taa

Verb edit

kartuttaa (transitive)

  1. to accumulate
    Kartutan vähitellen eläkettäni maksamalla kuukausittain vaihtelevan summan ps-tililleni.
    I accumulate my pension little by little by paying each month a varying amount to my IRA account.

Conjugation edit

Inflection of kartuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kartutan en kartuta 1st sing. olen kartuttanut en ole kartuttanut
2nd sing. kartutat et kartuta 2nd sing. olet kartuttanut et ole kartuttanut
3rd sing. kartuttaa ei kartuta 3rd sing. on kartuttanut ei ole kartuttanut
1st plur. kartutamme emme kartuta 1st plur. olemme kartuttaneet emme ole kartuttaneet
2nd plur. kartutatte ette kartuta 2nd plur. olette kartuttaneet ette ole kartuttaneet
3rd plur. kartuttavat eivät kartuta 3rd plur. ovat kartuttaneet eivät ole kartuttaneet
passive kartutetaan ei kartuteta passive on kartutettu ei ole kartutettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kartutin en kartuttanut 1st sing. olin kartuttanut en ollut kartuttanut
2nd sing. kartutit et kartuttanut 2nd sing. olit kartuttanut et ollut kartuttanut
3rd sing. kartutti ei kartuttanut 3rd sing. oli kartuttanut ei ollut kartuttanut
1st plur. kartutimme emme kartuttaneet 1st plur. olimme kartuttaneet emme olleet kartuttaneet
2nd plur. kartutitte ette kartuttaneet 2nd plur. olitte kartuttaneet ette olleet kartuttaneet
3rd plur. kartuttivat eivät kartuttaneet 3rd plur. olivat kartuttaneet eivät olleet kartuttaneet
passive kartutettiin ei kartutettu passive oli kartutettu ei ollut kartutettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kartuttaisin en kartuttaisi 1st sing. olisin kartuttanut en olisi kartuttanut
2nd sing. kartuttaisit et kartuttaisi 2nd sing. olisit kartuttanut et olisi kartuttanut
3rd sing. kartuttaisi ei kartuttaisi 3rd sing. olisi kartuttanut ei olisi kartuttanut
1st plur. kartuttaisimme emme kartuttaisi 1st plur. olisimme kartuttaneet emme olisi kartuttaneet
2nd plur. kartuttaisitte ette kartuttaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kartuttaneet ette olisi kartuttaneet
3rd plur. kartuttaisivat eivät kartuttaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kartuttaneet eivät olisi kartuttaneet
passive kartutettaisiin ei kartutettaisi passive olisi kartutettu ei olisi kartutettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kartuta älä kartuta 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kartuttakoon älköön kartuttako 3rd sing. olkoon kartuttanut älköön olko kartuttanut
1st plur. kartuttakaamme älkäämme kartuttako 1st plur.
2nd plur. kartuttakaa älkää kartuttako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kartuttakoot älkööt kartuttako 3rd plur. olkoot kartuttaneet älkööt olko kartuttaneet
passive kartutettakoon älköön kartutettako passive olkoon kartutettu älköön olko kartutettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kartuttanen en kartuttane 1st sing. lienen kartuttanut en liene kartuttanut
2nd sing. kartuttanet et kartuttane 2nd sing. lienet kartuttanut et liene kartuttanut
3rd sing. kartuttanee ei kartuttane 3rd sing. lienee kartuttanut ei liene kartuttanut
1st plur. kartuttanemme emme kartuttane 1st plur. lienemme kartuttaneet emme liene kartuttaneet
2nd plur. kartuttanette ette kartuttane 2nd plur. lienette kartuttaneet ette liene kartuttaneet
3rd plur. kartuttanevat eivät kartuttane 3rd plur. lienevät kartuttaneet eivät liene kartuttaneet
passive kartutettaneen ei kartutettane passive lienee kartutettu ei liene kartutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kartuttaa present kartuttava kartutettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kartuttaakseni kartuttaaksemme
2nd kartuttaaksesi kartuttaaksenne
3rd kartuttaakseen
kartuttaaksensa
past kartuttanut kartutettu
2nd inessive2 kartuttaessa kartutettaessa agent3 kartuttama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kartuttaessani kartuttaessamme
2nd kartuttaessasi kartuttaessanne
3rd kartuttaessaan
kartuttaessansa
negative kartuttamaton
instructive kartuttaen 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 kartuttaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive kartuttamassa
elative kartuttamasta
illative kartuttamaan
adessive kartuttamalla
abessive kartuttamatta
instructive kartuttaman kartutettaman
4th4 verbal noun kartuttaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kartuttamaisillani kartuttamaisillamme
2nd kartuttamaisillasi kartuttamaisillanne
3rd kartuttamaisillaan
kartuttamaisillansa

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