sisustaa

Finnish

Etymology

sisus (“inside(s)”) +‎ -taa. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1835.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisustɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠is̠us̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -isustɑː
• Syllabification^(key): si‧sus‧taa

Verb

sisustaa

1. (transitive) to furnish, decorate (to improve the appearance of the interior of a house etc.)

Conjugation

Inflection of sisustaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sisustan	en sisusta	1st sing.	olen sisustanut	en ole sisustanut
2nd sing.		sisustat	et sisusta	2nd sing.	olet sisustanut	et ole sisustanut
3rd sing.		sisustaa	ei sisusta	3rd sing.	on sisustanut	ei ole sisustanut
1st plur.		sisustamme	emme sisusta	1st plur.	olemme sisustaneet	emme ole sisustaneet
2nd plur.		sisustatte	ette sisusta	2nd plur.	olette sisustaneet	ette ole sisustaneet
3rd plur.		sisustavat	eivät sisusta	3rd plur.	ovat sisustaneet	eivät ole sisustaneet
passive		sisustetaan	ei sisusteta	passive	on sisustettu	ei ole sisustettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sisustin	en sisustanut	1st sing.	olin sisustanut	en ollut sisustanut
2nd sing.		sisustit	et sisustanut	2nd sing.	olit sisustanut	et ollut sisustanut
3rd sing.		sisusti	ei sisustanut	3rd sing.	oli sisustanut	ei ollut sisustanut
1st plur.		sisustimme	emme sisustaneet	1st plur.	olimme sisustaneet	emme olleet sisustaneet
2nd plur.		sisustitte	ette sisustaneet	2nd plur.	olitte sisustaneet	ette olleet sisustaneet
3rd plur.		sisustivat	eivät sisustaneet	3rd plur.	olivat sisustaneet	eivät olleet sisustaneet
passive		sisustettiin	ei sisustettu	passive	oli sisustettu	ei ollut sisustettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sisustaisin	en sisustaisi	1st sing.	olisin sisustanut	en olisi sisustanut
2nd sing.		sisustaisit	et sisustaisi	2nd sing.	olisit sisustanut	et olisi sisustanut
3rd sing.		sisustaisi	ei sisustaisi	3rd sing.	olisi sisustanut	ei olisi sisustanut
1st plur.		sisustaisimme	emme sisustaisi	1st plur.	olisimme sisustaneet	emme olisi sisustaneet
2nd plur.		sisustaisitte	ette sisustaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sisustaneet	ette olisi sisustaneet
3rd plur.		sisustaisivat	eivät sisustaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sisustaneet	eivät olisi sisustaneet
passive		sisustettaisiin	ei sisustettaisi	passive	olisi sisustettu	ei olisi sisustettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		sisusta	älä sisusta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sisustakoon	älköön sisustako	3rd sing.	olkoon sisustanut	älköön olko sisustanut
1st plur.		sisustakaamme	älkäämme sisustako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sisustakaa	älkää sisustako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sisustakoot	älkööt sisustako	3rd plur.	olkoot sisustaneet	älkööt olko sisustaneet
passive		sisustettakoon	älköön sisustettako	passive	olkoon sisustettu	älköön olko sisustettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sisustanen	en sisustane	1st sing.	lienen sisustanut	en liene sisustanut
2nd sing.		sisustanet	et sisustane	2nd sing.	lienet sisustanut	et liene sisustanut
3rd sing.		sisustanee	ei sisustane	3rd sing.	lienee sisustanut	ei liene sisustanut
1st plur.		sisustanemme	emme sisustane	1st plur.	lienemme sisustaneet	emme liene sisustaneet
2nd plur.		sisustanette	ette sisustane	2nd plur.	lienette sisustaneet	ette liene sisustaneet
3rd plur.		sisustanevat	eivät sisustane	3rd plur.	lienevät sisustaneet	eivät liene sisustaneet
passive		sisustettaneen	ei sisustettane	passive	lienee sisustettu	ei liene sisustettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sisustaa		present	sisustava	sisustettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sisustaakseni sisustaaksemme 2nd sisustaaksesi sisustaaksenne 3rd sisustaakseen sisustaaksensa		past	sisustanut	sisustettu
2nd	inessive2	sisustaessa	sisustettaessa	agent3	sisustama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sisustaessani sisustaessamme 2nd sisustaessasi sisustaessanne 3rd sisustaessaan sisustaessansa		negative	sisustamaton
	instructive	sisustaen	—	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). * The third-person singular indicative form sisustaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	sisustamassa	—
	elative	sisustamasta	—
	illative	sisustamaan	—
	adessive	sisustamalla	—
	abessive	sisustamatta	—
	instructive	sisustaman	sisustettaman
4th4	verbal noun	sisustaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sisustamaisillani sisustamaisillamme 2nd sisustamaisillasi sisustamaisillanne 3rd sisustamaisillaan sisustamaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• sisustaja
• sisustaminen
• sisuste
• sisustus

 

Further reading

• “sisustaa”, 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