sorvailla

Finnish

Etymology

sorvata +‎ -illa (frequentative aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorʋɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞rʋɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -orʋɑilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sor‧vail‧la

Verb

sorvailla

1. (transitive) frequentative of sorvata (“to lathe; (informal) to work on, make”)

Conjugation

Inflection of sorvailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sorvailen	en sorvaile	1st sing.	olen sorvaillut	en ole sorvaillut
2nd sing.		sorvailet	et sorvaile	2nd sing.	olet sorvaillut	et ole sorvaillut
3rd sing.		sorvailee	ei sorvaile	3rd sing.	on sorvaillut	ei ole sorvaillut
1st plur.		sorvailemme	emme sorvaile	1st plur.	olemme sorvailleet	emme ole sorvailleet
2nd plur.		sorvailette	ette sorvaile	2nd plur.	olette sorvailleet	ette ole sorvailleet
3rd plur.		sorvailevat	eivät sorvaile	3rd plur.	ovat sorvailleet	eivät ole sorvailleet
passive		sorvaillaan	ei sorvailla	passive	on sorvailtu	ei ole sorvailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sorvailin	en sorvaillut	1st sing.	olin sorvaillut	en ollut sorvaillut
2nd sing.		sorvailit	et sorvaillut	2nd sing.	olit sorvaillut	et ollut sorvaillut
3rd sing.		sorvaili	ei sorvaillut	3rd sing.	oli sorvaillut	ei ollut sorvaillut
1st plur.		sorvailimme	emme sorvailleet	1st plur.	olimme sorvailleet	emme olleet sorvailleet
2nd plur.		sorvailitte	ette sorvailleet	2nd plur.	olitte sorvailleet	ette olleet sorvailleet
3rd plur.		sorvailivat	eivät sorvailleet	3rd plur.	olivat sorvailleet	eivät olleet sorvailleet
passive		sorvailtiin	ei sorvailtu	passive	oli sorvailtu	ei ollut sorvailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sorvailisin	en sorvailisi	1st sing.	olisin sorvaillut	en olisi sorvaillut
2nd sing.		sorvailisit	et sorvailisi	2nd sing.	olisit sorvaillut	et olisi sorvaillut
3rd sing.		sorvailisi	ei sorvailisi	3rd sing.	olisi sorvaillut	ei olisi sorvaillut
1st plur.		sorvailisimme	emme sorvailisi	1st plur.	olisimme sorvailleet	emme olisi sorvailleet
2nd plur.		sorvailisitte	ette sorvailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sorvailleet	ette olisi sorvailleet
3rd plur.		sorvailisivat	eivät sorvailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sorvailleet	eivät olisi sorvailleet
passive		sorvailtaisiin	ei sorvailtaisi	passive	olisi sorvailtu	ei olisi sorvailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		sorvaile	älä sorvaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sorvailkoon	älköön sorvailko	3rd sing.	olkoon sorvaillut	älköön olko sorvaillut
1st plur.		sorvailkaamme	älkäämme sorvailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sorvailkaa	älkää sorvailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sorvailkoot	älkööt sorvailko	3rd plur.	olkoot sorvailleet	älkööt olko sorvailleet
passive		sorvailtakoon	älköön sorvailtako	passive	olkoon sorvailtu	älköön olko sorvailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sorvaillen	en sorvaille	1st sing.	lienen sorvaillut	en liene sorvaillut
2nd sing.		sorvaillet	et sorvaille	2nd sing.	lienet sorvaillut	et liene sorvaillut
3rd sing.		sorvaillee	ei sorvaille	3rd sing.	lienee sorvaillut	ei liene sorvaillut
1st plur.		sorvaillemme	emme sorvaille	1st plur.	lienemme sorvailleet	emme liene sorvailleet
2nd plur.		sorvaillette	ette sorvaille	2nd plur.	lienette sorvailleet	ette liene sorvailleet
3rd plur.		sorvaillevat	eivät sorvaille	3rd plur.	lienevät sorvailleet	eivät liene sorvailleet
passive		sorvailtaneen	ei sorvailtane	passive	lienee sorvailtu	ei liene sorvailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sorvailla		present	sorvaileva	sorvailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sorvaillakseni sorvaillaksemme 2nd sorvaillaksesi sorvaillaksenne 3rd sorvaillakseen sorvaillaksensa		past	sorvaillut	sorvailtu
2nd	inessive2	sorvaillessa	sorvailtaessa	agent3	sorvailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sorvaillessani sorvaillessamme 2nd sorvaillessasi sorvaillessanne 3rd sorvaillessaan sorvaillessansa		negative	sorvailematon
	instructive	sorvaillen	—	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	sorvailemassa	—
	elative	sorvailemasta	—
	illative	sorvailemaan	—
	adessive	sorvailemalla	—
	abessive	sorvailematta	—
	instructive	sorvaileman	sorvailtaman
4th4	verbal noun	sorvaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sorvailemaisillani sorvailemaisillamme 2nd sorvailemaisillasi sorvailemaisillanne 3rd sorvailemaisillaan sorvailemaisillansa

Derived terms

• sorvailu

 

Further reading

• “sorvailla”, 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