parantaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *parantadak, equivalent to parane- + -taa (factitive aspect)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editparantaa
- (transitive) to improve, better
- Juoksija paransi ennätystään.
- The runner improved their record.
- Tuotteiden laatua on parannettu.
- The quality of the products has been improved.
- Sinun pitää parantaa tapasi!
- You need to improve your manners!
- Tämä on kirjan uusi, parannettu painos.
- This is the new, improved edition of the book.
- Nämä mausteet parantavat ruoan makua parhaiten.
- These spices enhance the flavour of the food best.
- (transitive) to heal, cure
- Voiko tämän taudin parantaa?
- Can this disease be cured?
- Tämä tauti on parannettavissa.
- This disease is curable.
- Lääkkeellä oli parantava vaikutus.
- The medicine had a healing effect.
- Aika parantaa haavat.
- Time heals all wounds.
Usage notes
edit- (improve, better): Telic (accusative) when something is improved to a certain goal or target, otherwise atelic (partitive).
Conjugation
editInflection of parantaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | parannan | en paranna | 1st sing. | olen parantanut | en ole parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | parannat | et paranna | 2nd sing. | olet parantanut | et ole parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | parantaa | ei paranna | 3rd sing. | on parantanut | ei ole parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | parannamme | emme paranna | 1st plur. | olemme parantaneet | emme ole parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | parannatte | ette paranna | 2nd plur. | olette parantaneet | ette ole parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | parantavat | eivät paranna | 3rd plur. | ovat parantaneet | eivät ole parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | parannetaan | ei paranneta | passive | on parannettu | ei ole parannettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | paransin | en parantanut | 1st sing. | olin parantanut | en ollut parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | paransit | et parantanut | 2nd sing. | olit parantanut | et ollut parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | paransi | ei parantanut | 3rd sing. | oli parantanut | ei ollut parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | paransimme | emme parantaneet | 1st plur. | olimme parantaneet | emme olleet parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | paransitte | ette parantaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte parantaneet | ette olleet parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | paransivat | eivät parantaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat parantaneet | eivät olleet parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | parannettiin | ei parannettu | passive | oli parannettu | ei ollut parannettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | parantaisin | en parantaisi | 1st sing. | olisin parantanut | en olisi parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | parantaisit | et parantaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit parantanut | et olisi parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | parantaisi | ei parantaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi parantanut | ei olisi parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | parantaisimme | emme parantaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme parantaneet | emme olisi parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | parantaisitte | ette parantaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte parantaneet | ette olisi parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | parantaisivat | eivät parantaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat parantaneet | eivät olisi parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | parannettaisiin | ei parannettaisi | passive | olisi parannettu | ei olisi parannettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | paranna | älä paranna | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | parantakoon | älköön parantako | 3rd sing. | olkoon parantanut | älköön olko parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | parantakaamme | älkäämme parantako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | parantakaa | älkää parantako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | parantakoot | älkööt parantako | 3rd plur. | olkoot parantaneet | älkööt olko parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | parannettakoon | älköön parannettako | passive | olkoon parannettu | älköön olko parannettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | parantanen | en parantane | 1st sing. | lienen parantanut | en liene parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | parantanet | et parantane | 2nd sing. | lienet parantanut | et liene parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | parantanee | ei parantane | 3rd sing. | lienee parantanut | ei liene parantanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | parantanemme | emme parantane | 1st plur. | lienemme parantaneet | emme liene parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | parantanette | ette parantane | 2nd plur. | lienette parantaneet | ette liene parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | parantanevat | eivät parantane | 3rd plur. | lienevät parantaneet | eivät liene parantaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | parannettaneen | ei parannettane | passive | lienee parannettu | ei liene parannettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | parantaa | present | parantava | parannettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | parantanut | parannettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | parantaessa | parannettaessa | agent4 | parantama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | parantamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | parantaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | parantamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | parantamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | parantamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | parantamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | parantamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | parantaman | parannettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | parantaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “to improve, better”): huonontaa
Derived terms
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Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “parantaa”, 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 2023-07-03
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