serveerata

Finnish

Etymology

Swedish servera +‎ -ata, from French servir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈserʋeːrɑtɑˣ/, [ˈs̠e̞rʋe̞ːˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ser‧vee‧ra‧ta

Verb

serveerata (colloquial)

1. (transitive) to serve

Conjugation

Inflection of serveerata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		serveeraan	en serveeraa	1st sing.	olen serveerannut	en ole serveerannut
2nd sing.		serveeraat	et serveeraa	2nd sing.	olet serveerannut	et ole serveerannut
3rd sing.		serveeraa	ei serveeraa	3rd sing.	on serveerannut	ei ole serveerannut
1st plur.		serveeraamme	emme serveeraa	1st plur.	olemme serveeranneet	emme ole serveeranneet
2nd plur.		serveeraatte	ette serveeraa	2nd plur.	olette serveeranneet	ette ole serveeranneet
3rd plur.		serveeraavat	eivät serveeraa	3rd plur.	ovat serveeranneet	eivät ole serveeranneet
passive		serveerataan	ei serveerata	passive	on serveerattu	ei ole serveerattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		serveerasin	en serveerannut	1st sing.	olin serveerannut	en ollut serveerannut
2nd sing.		serveerasit	et serveerannut	2nd sing.	olit serveerannut	et ollut serveerannut
3rd sing.		serveerasi	ei serveerannut	3rd sing.	oli serveerannut	ei ollut serveerannut
1st plur.		serveerasimme	emme serveeranneet	1st plur.	olimme serveeranneet	emme olleet serveeranneet
2nd plur.		serveerasitte	ette serveeranneet	2nd plur.	olitte serveeranneet	ette olleet serveeranneet
3rd plur.		serveerasivat	eivät serveeranneet	3rd plur.	olivat serveeranneet	eivät olleet serveeranneet
passive		serveerattiin	ei serveerattu	passive	oli serveerattu	ei ollut serveerattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		serveeraisin	en serveeraisi	1st sing.	olisin serveerannut	en olisi serveerannut
2nd sing.		serveeraisit	et serveeraisi	2nd sing.	olisit serveerannut	et olisi serveerannut
3rd sing.		serveeraisi	ei serveeraisi	3rd sing.	olisi serveerannut	ei olisi serveerannut
1st plur.		serveeraisimme	emme serveeraisi	1st plur.	olisimme serveeranneet	emme olisi serveeranneet
2nd plur.		serveeraisitte	ette serveeraisi	2nd plur.	olisitte serveeranneet	ette olisi serveeranneet
3rd plur.		serveeraisivat	eivät serveeraisi	3rd plur.	olisivat serveeranneet	eivät olisi serveeranneet
passive		serveerattaisiin	ei serveerattaisi	passive	olisi serveerattu	ei olisi serveerattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		serveeraa	älä serveeraa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		serveeratkoon	älköön serveeratko	3rd sing.	olkoon serveerannut	älköön olko serveerannut
1st plur.		serveeratkaamme	älkäämme serveeratko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		serveeratkaa	älkää serveeratko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		serveeratkoot	älkööt serveeratko	3rd plur.	olkoot serveeranneet	älkööt olko serveeranneet
passive		serveerattakoon	älköön serveerattako	passive	olkoon serveerattu	älköön olko serveerattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		serveerannen	en serveeranne	1st sing.	lienen serveerannut	en liene serveerannut
2nd sing.		serveerannet	et serveeranne	2nd sing.	lienet serveerannut	et liene serveerannut
3rd sing.		serveerannee	ei serveeranne	3rd sing.	lienee serveerannut	ei liene serveerannut
1st plur.		serveerannemme	emme serveeranne	1st plur.	lienemme serveeranneet	emme liene serveeranneet
2nd plur.		serveerannette	ette serveeranne	2nd plur.	lienette serveeranneet	ette liene serveeranneet
3rd plur.		serveerannevat	eivät serveeranne	3rd plur.	lienevät serveeranneet	eivät liene serveeranneet
passive		serveerattaneen	ei serveerattane	passive	lienee serveerattu	ei liene serveerattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		serveerata		present	serveeraava	serveerattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st serveeratakseni serveerataksemme 2nd serveerataksesi serveerataksenne 3rd serveeratakseen serveerataksensa		past	serveerannut	serveerattu
2nd	inessive2	serveeratessa	serveerattaessa	agent3	serveeraama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st serveeratessani serveeratessamme 2nd serveeratessasi serveeratessanne 3rd serveeratessaan serveeratessansa		negative	serveeraamaton
	instructive	serveeraten	—	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).
3rd	inessive	serveeraamassa	—
	elative	serveeraamasta	—
	illative	serveeraamaan	—
	adessive	serveeraamalla	—
	abessive	serveeraamatta	—
	instructive	serveeraaman	serveerattaman
4th4	verbal noun	serveeraaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st serveeraamaisillani serveeraamaisillamme 2nd serveeraamaisillasi serveeraamaisillanne 3rd serveeraamaisillaan serveeraamaisillansa

Further reading

• “serveerata”, 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