opastaa

²⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
⁴⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
* The third-person singular indicative form opastaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd

inessive

opastamassa

—

elative

opastamasta

—

illative

opastamaan

—

adessive

opastamalla

—

abessive

opastamatta

—

instructive

opastaman

opastettaman

4th³

verbal noun

opastaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	opastamaisillani	opastamaisillamme
2nd	opastamaisillasi	opastamaisillanne
3rd	opastamaisillaan opastamaisillansa

Derived terms

Anagrams

paastoa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish opastaa.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈopɑstɑː/, [ˈo̞pɑs̠tɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈopɑstɑː/, [ˈo̞b̥ɑʃtɑː]
Rhymes: -opɑstɑː
Hyphenation: o‧pas‧taa

Verb

opastaa

(transitive) to teach

Conjugation

Conjugation of opastaa (type 2/kirjuttaa, st-ss gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	opassan	en opassa	1st singular	oon opastant, oon opastanut	en oo opastant, en oo opastanut
2nd singular	opassat	et opassa	2nd singular	oot opastant, oot opastanut	et oo opastant, et oo opastanut
3rd singular	opastaa	ei opassa	3rd singular	ono opastant, ono opastanut	ei oo opastant, ei oo opastanut
1st plural	opassamma	emmä opassa	1st plural	oomma opastanneet	emmä oo opastanneet
2nd plural	opassatta	että opassa	2nd plural	ootta opastanneet	että oo opastanneet
3rd plural	opastaat¹⁾, opastavat²⁾, opassettaa	evät opassa, ei opasseta	3rd plural	ovat opastanneet	evät oo opastanneet, ei oo opassettu
impersonal	opassettaa	ei opasseta	impersonal	ono opassettu	ei oo opassettu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	opassin	en opastant, en opastanut	1st singular	olin opastant, olin opastanut	en olt opastant, en olt opastanut
2nd singular	opassit	et opastant, et opastanut	2nd singular	olit opastant, olit opastanut	et olt opastant, et olt opastanut
3rd singular	opasti	ei opastant, ei opastanut	3rd singular	oli opastant, oli opastanut	ei olt opastant, ei olt opastanut
1st plural	opassimma	emmä opastanneet	1st plural	olimma opastanneet	emmä olleet opastanneet
2nd plural	opassitta	että opastanneet	2nd plural	olitta opastanneet	että olleet opastanneet
3rd plural	opastiit¹⁾, opastivat²⁾, opassettii	evät opastanneet, ei opassettu	3rd plural	olivat opastanneet	evät olleet opastanneet, ei olt opassettu
impersonal	opassettii	ei opassettu	impersonal	oli opassettu	ei olt opassettu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	opastaisin	en opastais	1st singular	olisin opastant, olisin opastanut	en olis opastant, en olis opastanut
2nd singular	opastaisit, opastaist¹⁾	et opastais	2nd singular	olisit opastant, olisit opastanut	et olis opastant, et olis opastanut
3rd singular	opastais	ei opastais	3rd singular	olis opastant, olis opastanut	ei olis opastant, ei olis opastanut
1st plural	opastaisimma	emmä opastais	1st plural	olisimma opastanneet	emmä olis opastanneet
2nd plural	opastaisitta	että opastais	2nd plural	olisitta opastanneet	että olis opastanneet
3rd plural	opastaisiit¹⁾, opastaisivat²⁾, opassettais	evät opastais, ei opassettais	3rd plural	olisivat opastanneet	evät olis opastanneet, ei olis opassettu
impersonal	opassettais	ei opassettais	impersonal	olis opassettu	ei olis opassettu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	opassa	elä opassa	2nd singular	oo opastant, oo opastanut	elä oo opastant, elä oo opastanut
3rd singular	opastakkoo	elköö opastako	3rd singular	olkoo opastant, olkoo opastanut	elköö olko opastant, elköö olko opastanut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	opastakkaa	elkää opastako	2nd plural	olkaa opastanneet	elkää olko opastanneet
3rd plural	opastakkoot	elkööt opastako, elköö opassettako	3rd plural	olkoot opastanneet	elkööt olko opastanneet, elköö olko opassettu
impersonal	opassettakoo	elköö opassettako	impersonal	olkoo opassettu	elköö olko opassettu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	opastanen	en opastane
2nd singular	opastanet	et opastane
3rd singular	opastannoo	ei opastane
1st plural	opastanemma	emmä opastane
2nd plural	opastanetta	että opastane
3rd plural	opastannoot	evät opastane, ei opassettane
impersonal	opassettanoo	ei opassettane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		opastaa	present	opastava	opassettava
2nd	inessive	opastaes	past	opastant, opastanut	opassettu
2nd	instructive	opastaen	¹⁾ Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. ²⁾ Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. ^) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (opastakkaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. ^) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) to the indicative ^*) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) or -kse* to either the indicative or the potential ^***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-*, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd	illative	opastammaa
	inessive	opastamas
	elative	opastamast
	abessive	opastamata
4th	nominative	opastamiin
	partitive	opastamista, opastamist

Synonyms

opettaa

Derived terms

opastaja

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 357

opastaa

Contents

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

References