nipottaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editnipottaa
- to nitpick, cavil (to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons)
- Poikkeuksetta joku nipottaa foorumille kirjoitetuista painovirheistä.
- Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
Conjugation
editInflection of nipottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nipotan | en nipota | 1st sing. | olen nipottanut | en ole nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nipotat | et nipota | 2nd sing. | olet nipottanut | et ole nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nipottaa | ei nipota | 3rd sing. | on nipottanut | ei ole nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nipotamme | emme nipota | 1st plur. | olemme nipottaneet | emme ole nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nipotatte | ette nipota | 2nd plur. | olette nipottaneet | ette ole nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nipottavat | eivät nipota | 3rd plur. | ovat nipottaneet | eivät ole nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nipotetaan | ei nipoteta | passive | on nipotettu | ei ole nipotettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nipotin | en nipottanut | 1st sing. | olin nipottanut | en ollut nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nipotit | et nipottanut | 2nd sing. | olit nipottanut | et ollut nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nipotti | ei nipottanut | 3rd sing. | oli nipottanut | ei ollut nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nipotimme | emme nipottaneet | 1st plur. | olimme nipottaneet | emme olleet nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nipotitte | ette nipottaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte nipottaneet | ette olleet nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nipottivat | eivät nipottaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat nipottaneet | eivät olleet nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nipotettiin | ei nipotettu | passive | oli nipotettu | ei ollut nipotettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nipottaisin | en nipottaisi | 1st sing. | olisin nipottanut | en olisi nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nipottaisit | et nipottaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit nipottanut | et olisi nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nipottaisi | ei nipottaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi nipottanut | ei olisi nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nipottaisimme | emme nipottaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme nipottaneet | emme olisi nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nipottaisitte | ette nipottaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte nipottaneet | ette olisi nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nipottaisivat | eivät nipottaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat nipottaneet | eivät olisi nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nipotettaisiin | ei nipotettaisi | passive | olisi nipotettu | ei olisi nipotettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nipota | älä nipota | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nipottakoon | älköön nipottako | 3rd sing. | olkoon nipottanut | älköön olko nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nipottakaamme | älkäämme nipottako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nipottakaa | älkää nipottako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nipottakoot | älkööt nipottako | 3rd plur. | olkoot nipottaneet | älkööt olko nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nipotettakoon | älköön nipotettako | passive | olkoon nipotettu | älköön olko nipotettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nipottanen | en nipottane | 1st sing. | lienen nipottanut | en liene nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nipottanet | et nipottane | 2nd sing. | lienet nipottanut | et liene nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nipottanee | ei nipottane | 3rd sing. | lienee nipottanut | ei liene nipottanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nipottanemme | emme nipottane | 1st plur. | lienemme nipottaneet | emme liene nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nipottanette | ette nipottane | 2nd plur. | lienette nipottaneet | ette liene nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nipottanevat | eivät nipottane | 3rd plur. | lienevät nipottaneet | eivät liene nipottaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nipotettaneen | ei nipotettane | passive | lienee nipotettu | ei liene nipotettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | nipottaa | present | nipottava | nipotettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | nipottanut | nipotettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | nipottaessa | nipotettaessa | agent3 | nipottama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | nipottamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | nipottaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | nipottamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | nipottamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | nipottamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | nipottamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | nipottamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | nipottaman | nipotettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th4 | verbal noun | nipottaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “nipottaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03