tavata
Estonian
editNoun
edittavata
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dabaną. Cognate to Ingrian tavata, Karelian tavata, Votic tavatõ, Estonian tabama, Ludian tabada, Livonian ta'bbõ (“to guess, to solve a riddle”).[1] Alternatively, sometimes compared with Erzya тавадомс (tavadoms), Udmurt тупаны (tupany, “to fit”), Komi-Zyrian топӧдны (topödny, “to squeeze, to combine, to join”), Hungarian tapad (“to cling, stick”), tapaszt (“to stick, to plaster”).
Verb
edittavata
- (transitive) to meet (come face to face with)
- Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.
- I'll meet him/her in front of the theater.
- (transitive) to meet (come together in conflict)
- Synonym: kohdata
- tavata vastustajansa ― to meet one's opponent
- to meet up (to meet by arrangement)
- Kun ensi kerran tulet kaupunkiin, meidän pitäisi tavata jossakin.
- The next time you come in town we should meet up somewhere.
- (transitive) to encounter
- Synonym: kohdata
- Tapasin karhun metsässä viime kesänä.
- Last summer I encountered a bear in the forest.
- Tavataanko niitä koko maassa?
- Are they found throughout the entire country?
- (literally, “Are they encountered throughout the entire country?”)
- (transitive) to catch, find [with elative ‘from’ and elative of third infinitive ‘doing’]
- Tapasin mieheni taas baarista.
- I caught my husband at the bar again.
- Kun saavuin kotiin, tapasin hänet nukkumasta.
- When I came home, I found him/her asleep.
- to touch, meet, feel, hit, catch [with illative or partitive or accusative]
- (transitive, usually atelic) to touch, fumble
- Synonyms: hapuilla, hamuilla, tavoitella
- Kuulin oudon äänen juuri kun käteni tapasi ovenkahvaa.
- I heard a strange sound just as my hand touched the door handle.
Conjugation
editInflection of tavata (Kotus type 73*E/salata, p-v gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapaan | en tapaa | 1st sing. | olen tavannut | en ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaat | et tapaa | 2nd sing. | olet tavannut | et ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaa | ei tapaa | 3rd sing. | on tavannut | ei ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapaamme | emme tapaa | 1st plur. | olemme tavanneet | emme ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapaatte | ette tapaa | 2nd plur. | olette tavanneet | ette ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapaavat | eivät tapaa | 3rd plur. | ovat tavanneet | eivät ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavataan | ei tavata | passive | on tavattu | ei ole tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapasin | en tavannut | 1st sing. | olin tavannut | en ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapasit | et tavannut | 2nd sing. | olit tavannut | et ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapasi | ei tavannut | 3rd sing. | oli tavannut | ei ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapasimme | emme tavanneet | 1st plur. | olimme tavanneet | emme olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapasitte | ette tavanneet | 2nd plur. | olitte tavanneet | ette olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapasivat | eivät tavanneet | 3rd plur. | olivat tavanneet | eivät olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattiin | ei tavattu | passive | oli tavattu | ei ollut tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapaisin | en tapaisi | 1st sing. | olisin tavannut | en olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaisit | et tapaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tavannut | et olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaisi | ei tapaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tavannut | ei olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapaisimme | emme tapaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tavanneet | emme olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapaisitte | ette tapaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tavanneet | ette olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapaisivat | eivät tapaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tavanneet | eivät olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaisiin | ei tavattaisi | passive | olisi tavattu | ei olisi tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaa | älä tapaa | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavatkoon | älköön tavatko | 3rd sing. | olkoon tavannut | älköön olko tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavatkaamme | älkäämme tavatko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavatkaa | älkää tavatko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavatkoot | älkööt tavatko | 3rd plur. | olkoot tavanneet | älkööt olko tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattakoon | älköön tavattako | passive | olkoon tavattu | älköön olko tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavannen | en tavanne | 1st sing. | lienen tavannut | en liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavannet | et tavanne | 2nd sing. | lienet tavannut | et liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavannee | ei tavanne | 3rd sing. | lienee tavannut | ei liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavannemme | emme tavanne | 1st plur. | lienemme tavanneet | emme liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavannette | ette tavanne | 2nd plur. | lienette tavanneet | ette liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavannevat | eivät tavanne | 3rd plur. | lienevät tavanneet | eivät liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaneen | ei tavattane | passive | lienee tavattu | ei liene tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | tavata | present | tapaava | tavattava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | tavannut | tavattu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | tavatessa | tavattaessa | agent4 | tapaama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | tapaamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tavaten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | tapaamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | tapaamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | tapaamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | tapaamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | tapaamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tapaaman | tavattaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | tapaaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “1. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17
Etymology 2
editEither from the same Germanic source as tavata (etymology 1) or from tapa + -ta.
Verb
edittavata
- (transitive, auxiliary + first infinitive) to have a habit (of doing something), to usually (do) (something), used to (do) (something) (past tense sense), to tend to be
- Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.
- I used to have bread and cocoa in the morning in my childhood.
- Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.
- We used to be called lucky birds.
- Tapaan syödä myöhään illalla.
- I tend to eat late in the evening.
Conjugation
editInflection of tavata (Kotus type 73*E/salata, p-v gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapaan | en tapaa | 1st sing. | olen tavannut | en ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaat | et tapaa | 2nd sing. | olet tavannut | et ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaa | ei tapaa | 3rd sing. | on tavannut | ei ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapaamme | emme tapaa | 1st plur. | olemme tavanneet | emme ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapaatte | ette tapaa | 2nd plur. | olette tavanneet | ette ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapaavat | eivät tapaa | 3rd plur. | ovat tavanneet | eivät ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavataan | ei tavata | passive | on tavattu | ei ole tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapasin | en tavannut | 1st sing. | olin tavannut | en ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapasit | et tavannut | 2nd sing. | olit tavannut | et ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapasi | ei tavannut | 3rd sing. | oli tavannut | ei ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapasimme | emme tavanneet | 1st plur. | olimme tavanneet | emme olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapasitte | ette tavanneet | 2nd plur. | olitte tavanneet | ette olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapasivat | eivät tavanneet | 3rd plur. | olivat tavanneet | eivät olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattiin | ei tavattu | passive | oli tavattu | ei ollut tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tapaisin | en tapaisi | 1st sing. | olisin tavannut | en olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaisit | et tapaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tavannut | et olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tapaisi | ei tapaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tavannut | ei olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tapaisimme | emme tapaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tavanneet | emme olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tapaisitte | ette tapaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tavanneet | ette olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tapaisivat | eivät tapaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tavanneet | eivät olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaisiin | ei tavattaisi | passive | olisi tavattu | ei olisi tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tapaa | älä tapaa | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavatkoon | älköön tavatko | 3rd sing. | olkoon tavannut | älköön olko tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavatkaamme | älkäämme tavatko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavatkaa | älkää tavatko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavatkoot | älkööt tavatko | 3rd plur. | olkoot tavanneet | älkööt olko tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattakoon | älköön tavattako | passive | olkoon tavattu | älköön olko tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavannen | en tavanne | 1st sing. | lienen tavannut | en liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavannet | et tavanne | 2nd sing. | lienet tavannut | et liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavannee | ei tavanne | 3rd sing. | lienee tavannut | ei liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavannemme | emme tavanne | 1st plur. | lienemme tavanneet | emme liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavannette | ette tavanne | 2nd plur. | lienette tavanneet | ette liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavannevat | eivät tavanne | 3rd plur. | lienevät tavanneet | eivät liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaneen | ei tavattane | passive | lienee tavattu | ei liene tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | tavata | present | tapaava | tavattava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | tavannut | tavattu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | tavatessa | tavattaessa | agent4 | tapaama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | tapaamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tavaten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | tapaamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | tapaamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | tapaamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | tapaamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | tapaamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tapaaman | tavattaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | tapaaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
edit- (colloquial) tupata (“to tend (to be in certain manner)”)
Further reading
edit- “3. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17
Etymology 3
editFrom Swedish stava (“to spell”).
Verb
edittavata
- (transitive) to spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter or syllable by syllable)
- (transitive) to decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text)
Conjugation
editInflection of tavata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavaan | en tavaa | 1st sing. | olen tavannut | en ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavaat | et tavaa | 2nd sing. | olet tavannut | et ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavaa | ei tavaa | 3rd sing. | on tavannut | ei ole tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavaamme | emme tavaa | 1st plur. | olemme tavanneet | emme ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavaatte | ette tavaa | 2nd plur. | olette tavanneet | ette ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavaavat | eivät tavaa | 3rd plur. | ovat tavanneet | eivät ole tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavataan | ei tavata | passive | on tavattu | ei ole tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavasin | en tavannut | 1st sing. | olin tavannut | en ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavasit | et tavannut | 2nd sing. | olit tavannut | et ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavasi | ei tavannut | 3rd sing. | oli tavannut | ei ollut tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavasimme | emme tavanneet | 1st plur. | olimme tavanneet | emme olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavasitte | ette tavanneet | 2nd plur. | olitte tavanneet | ette olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavasivat | eivät tavanneet | 3rd plur. | olivat tavanneet | eivät olleet tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattiin | ei tavattu | passive | oli tavattu | ei ollut tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavaisin | en tavaisi | 1st sing. | olisin tavannut | en olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavaisit | et tavaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tavannut | et olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavaisi | ei tavaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tavannut | ei olisi tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavaisimme | emme tavaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tavanneet | emme olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavaisitte | ette tavaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tavanneet | ette olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavaisivat | eivät tavaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tavanneet | eivät olisi tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaisiin | ei tavattaisi | passive | olisi tavattu | ei olisi tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavaa | älä tavaa | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavatkoon | älköön tavatko | 3rd sing. | olkoon tavannut | älköön olko tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavatkaamme | älkäämme tavatko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavatkaa | älkää tavatko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavatkoot | älkööt tavatko | 3rd plur. | olkoot tavanneet | älkööt olko tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattakoon | älköön tavattako | passive | olkoon tavattu | älköön olko tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tavannen | en tavanne | 1st sing. | lienen tavannut | en liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tavannet | et tavanne | 2nd sing. | lienet tavannut | et liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tavannee | ei tavanne | 3rd sing. | lienee tavannut | ei liene tavannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tavannemme | emme tavanne | 1st plur. | lienemme tavanneet | emme liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tavannette | ette tavanne | 2nd plur. | lienette tavanneet | ette liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tavannevat | eivät tavanne | 3rd plur. | lienevät tavanneet | eivät liene tavanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tavattaneen | ei tavattane | passive | lienee tavattu | ei liene tavattu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | tavata | present | tavaava | tavattava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | tavannut | tavattu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | tavatessa | tavattaessa | agent4 | tavaama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | tavaamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tavaten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | tavaamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | tavaamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | tavaamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | tavaamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | tavaamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tavaaman | tavattaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | tavaaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “2. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17
References
edit- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
editIngrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak. Cognates include Finnish tavata and Estonian tabada.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋɑtɑ/, [ˈtɑʋɑt]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋɑtɑ/, [ˈtɑʋɑd̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋɑt, -ɑʋɑtɑ
- Hyphenation: ta‧va‧ta
Verb
edittavata
- (transitive) to catch
- 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:
- Siit kunigas lähetti vanhemman poikaha vahtii, eik tapajais varasta.
- Then the king sent his oldest son to the guard, so that he could catch the thief.
- (transitive) to reach
- (transitive) to hit, strike (in sports)
- (auxiliary) to try to; to strive to
- (auxiliary, verb in past tense) to used to
- (intransitive, verb in third person indicative, subject in partitive) to be enough
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
- Linnut talveel saavat hukkaa sen peräst, jot heille ei tappaa rookaa.
- In the winter, the birds pass away because there isn't enough food for them.
Conjugation
editConjugation of tavata (type 16/maata, p-v gradation, gemination) | |||||
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Indikativa | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | tappaan | en tappaa | 1st singular | oon tavant, oon tavannut | en oo tavant, en oo tavannut |
2nd singular | tappaat | et tappaa | 2nd singular | oot tavant, oot tavannut | et oo tavant, et oo tavannut |
3rd singular | tapajaa | ei tappaa | 3rd singular | ono tavant, ono tavannut | ei oo tavant, ei oo tavannut |
1st plural | tappaamma | emmä tappaa | 1st plural | oomma tavanneet | emmä oo tavanneet |
2nd plural | tappaatta | että tappaa | 2nd plural | ootta tavanneet | että oo tavanneet |
3rd plural | tapajaat1), tappaavat2), tavataa | evät tappaa, ei tavata | 3rd plural | ovat tavanneet | evät oo tavanneet, ei oo tavattu |
impersonal | tavataa | ei tavata | impersonal | ono tavattu | ei oo tavattu |
Imperfekta | Pluskvamperfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | tapaisin | en tavant, en tavannut | 1st singular | olin tavant, olin tavannut | en olt tavant, en olt tavannut |
2nd singular | tapaisit, tappaist1) | et tavant, et tavannut | 2nd singular | olit tavant, olit tavannut | et olt tavant, et olt tavannut |
3rd singular | tapais | ei tavant, ei tavannut | 3rd singular | oli tavant, oli tavannut | ei olt tavant, ei olt tavannut |
1st plural | tapaisimma | emmä tavanneet | 1st plural | olimma tavanneet | emmä olleet tavanneet |
2nd plural | tapaisitta | että tavanneet | 2nd plural | olitta tavanneet | että olleet tavanneet |
3rd plural | tapaisiit1), tapaisivat2), tavattii | evät tavanneet, ei tavattu | 3rd plural | olivat tavanneet | evät olleet tavanneet, ei olt tavattu |
impersonal | tavattii | ei tavattu | impersonal | oli tavattu | ei olt tavattu |
Konditsionala | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | tapajaisin | en tapajais | 1st singular | olisin tavant, olisin tavannut | en olis tavant, en olis tavannut |
2nd singular | tapajaisit, tapajaist1) | et tapajais | 2nd singular | olisit tavant, olisit tavannut | et olis tavant, et olis tavannut |
3rd singular | tapajais | ei tapajais | 3rd singular | olis tavant, olis tavannut | ei olis tavant, ei olis tavannut |
1st plural | tapajaisimma | emmä tapajais | 1st plural | olisimma tavanneet | emmä olis tavanneet |
2nd plural | tapajaisitta | että tapajais | 2nd plural | olisitta tavanneet | että olis tavanneet |
3rd plural | tapajaisiit1), tapajaisivat2), tavattais | evät tapajais, ei tavattais | 3rd plural | olisivat tavanneet | evät olis tavanneet, ei olis tavattu |
impersonal | tavattais | ei tavattais | impersonal | olis tavattu | ei olis tavattu |
Imperativa | |||||
Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
1st singular | — | — | 1st singular | — | — |
2nd singular | tappaa | elä tappaa | 2nd singular | oo tavant, oo tavannut | elä oo tavant, elä oo tavannut |
3rd singular | tavatkoo | elköö tavatko | 3rd singular | olkoo tavant, olkoo tavannut | elköö olko tavant, elköö olko tavannut |
1st plural | — | — | 1st plural | — | — |
2nd plural | tavatkaa | elkää tavatko | 2nd plural | olkaa tavanneet | elkää olko tavanneet |
3rd plural | tavatkoot | elkööt tavatko, elköö tavattako | 3rd plural | olkoot tavanneet | elkööt olko tavanneet, elköö olko tavattu |
impersonal | tavattakkoo | elköö tavattako | impersonal | olkoo tavattu | elköö olko tavattu |
Potentsiala | |||||
Preesens | |||||
positive | negative | ||||
1st singular | tavannen | en tavanne | |||
2nd singular | tavannet | et tavanne | |||
3rd singular | tavannoo | ei tavanne | |||
1st plural | tavannemma | emmä tavanne | |||
2nd plural | tavannetta | että tavanne | |||
3rd plural | tavannoot | evät tavanne, ei tavattane | |||
impersonal | tavattannoo | ei tavattane | |||
Nominal forms | |||||
Infinitivat | Partisipat | ||||
active | passive | ||||
1st | tavata | present | tappaava | tavattava | |
2nd | inessive | tavatees | past | tavant, tavannut | tavattu |
instructive | tavaten | 1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. 2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. *) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (tavatkaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. **) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) to the indicative ***) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) or -kse to either the indicative or the potential ****) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition. | |||
3rd | illative | tappaamaa | |||
inessive | tappaamaas | ||||
elative | tappaamast | ||||
abessive | tappaamata | ||||
4th | nominative | tappaamiin | |||
partitive | tappaamista, tappaamist |
Synonyms
edit- (to catch): pyytää, lovittaa, ottaa kiin, tavata kiin
- (to reach): päässä
- (to try to): tavoittaa
- (to used to): tavoittaa
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 577
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