rulettaa

Finnish

Etymology

From English rule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruletːɑːˣ/, [ˈrule̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uletːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ru‧let‧taa

Verb

rulettaa (slang)

1. To rule (to excel).

   Tämä peli rulettaa! This game rules!

Conjugation

Inflection of rulettaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ruletan	en ruleta	1st sing.	olen rulettanut	en ole rulettanut
2nd sing.		ruletat	et ruleta	2nd sing.	olet rulettanut	et ole rulettanut
3rd sing.		rulettaa	ei ruleta	3rd sing.	on rulettanut	ei ole rulettanut
1st plur.		ruletamme	emme ruleta	1st plur.	olemme rulettaneet	emme ole rulettaneet
2nd plur.		ruletatte	ette ruleta	2nd plur.	olette rulettaneet	ette ole rulettaneet
3rd plur.		rulettavat	eivät ruleta	3rd plur.	ovat rulettaneet	eivät ole rulettaneet
passive		ruletetaan	ei ruleteta	passive	on ruletettu	ei ole ruletettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ruletin	en rulettanut	1st sing.	olin rulettanut	en ollut rulettanut
2nd sing.		ruletit	et rulettanut	2nd sing.	olit rulettanut	et ollut rulettanut
3rd sing.		ruletti	ei rulettanut	3rd sing.	oli rulettanut	ei ollut rulettanut
1st plur.		ruletimme	emme rulettaneet	1st plur.	olimme rulettaneet	emme olleet rulettaneet
2nd plur.		ruletitte	ette rulettaneet	2nd plur.	olitte rulettaneet	ette olleet rulettaneet
3rd plur.		rulettivat	eivät rulettaneet	3rd plur.	olivat rulettaneet	eivät olleet rulettaneet
passive		ruletettiin	ei ruletettu	passive	oli ruletettu	ei ollut ruletettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rulettaisin	en rulettaisi	1st sing.	olisin rulettanut	en olisi rulettanut
2nd sing.		rulettaisit	et rulettaisi	2nd sing.	olisit rulettanut	et olisi rulettanut
3rd sing.		rulettaisi	ei rulettaisi	3rd sing.	olisi rulettanut	ei olisi rulettanut
1st plur.		rulettaisimme	emme rulettaisi	1st plur.	olisimme rulettaneet	emme olisi rulettaneet
2nd plur.		rulettaisitte	ette rulettaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte rulettaneet	ette olisi rulettaneet
3rd plur.		rulettaisivat	eivät rulettaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat rulettaneet	eivät olisi rulettaneet
passive		ruletettaisiin	ei ruletettaisi	passive	olisi ruletettu	ei olisi ruletettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		ruleta	älä ruleta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		rulettakoon	älköön rulettako	3rd sing.	olkoon rulettanut	älköön olko rulettanut
1st plur.		rulettakaamme	älkäämme rulettako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		rulettakaa	älkää rulettako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		rulettakoot	älkööt rulettako	3rd plur.	olkoot rulettaneet	älkööt olko rulettaneet
passive		ruletettakoon	älköön ruletettako	passive	olkoon ruletettu	älköön olko ruletettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rulettanen	en rulettane	1st sing.	lienen rulettanut	en liene rulettanut
2nd sing.		rulettanet	et rulettane	2nd sing.	lienet rulettanut	et liene rulettanut
3rd sing.		rulettanee	ei rulettane	3rd sing.	lienee rulettanut	ei liene rulettanut
1st plur.		rulettanemme	emme rulettane	1st plur.	lienemme rulettaneet	emme liene rulettaneet
2nd plur.		rulettanette	ette rulettane	2nd plur.	lienette rulettaneet	ette liene rulettaneet
3rd plur.		rulettanevat	eivät rulettane	3rd plur.	lienevät rulettaneet	eivät liene rulettaneet
passive		ruletettaneen	ei ruletettane	passive	lienee ruletettu	ei liene ruletettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		rulettaa		present	rulettava	ruletettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rulettaakseni rulettaaksemme 2nd rulettaaksesi rulettaaksenne 3rd rulettaakseen rulettaaksensa		past	rulettanut	ruletettu
2nd	inessive2	rulettaessa	ruletettaessa	agent4	rulettama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rulettaessani rulettaessamme 2nd rulettaessasi rulettaessanne 3rd rulettaessaan rulettaessansa		negative	rulettamaton
	instructive	rulettaen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 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. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. * The third-person singular indicative form rulettaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	rulettamassa	—
	elative	rulettamasta	—
	illative	rulettamaan	—
	adessive	rulettamalla	—
	abessive	rulettamatta	—
	instructive	rulettaman	ruletettaman
4th3	verbal noun	rulettaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rulettamaisillani rulettamaisillamme 2nd rulettamaisillasi rulettamaisillanne 3rd rulettamaisillaan rulettamaisillansa

Further reading

• “rulettaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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