totella

Finnish

Etymology

tot- +‎ -ella. The root is shared with tosi and tottua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtotelːɑˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞t̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -otelːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): to‧tel‧la

Verb

totella (transitive, usually atelic)

1. to obey, comply (do as ordered)

Conjugation

Inflection of totella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tottelen	en tottele	1st sing.	olen totellut	en ole totellut
2nd sing.		tottelet	et tottele	2nd sing.	olet totellut	et ole totellut
3rd sing.		tottelee	ei tottele	3rd sing.	on totellut	ei ole totellut
1st plur.		tottelemme	emme tottele	1st plur.	olemme totelleet	emme ole totelleet
2nd plur.		tottelette	ette tottele	2nd plur.	olette totelleet	ette ole totelleet
3rd plur.		tottelevat	eivät tottele	3rd plur.	ovat totelleet	eivät ole totelleet
passive		totellaan	ei totella	passive	on toteltu	ei ole toteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tottelin	en totellut	1st sing.	olin totellut	en ollut totellut
2nd sing.		tottelit	et totellut	2nd sing.	olit totellut	et ollut totellut
3rd sing.		totteli	ei totellut	3rd sing.	oli totellut	ei ollut totellut
1st plur.		tottelimme	emme totelleet	1st plur.	olimme totelleet	emme olleet totelleet
2nd plur.		tottelitte	ette totelleet	2nd plur.	olitte totelleet	ette olleet totelleet
3rd plur.		tottelivat	eivät totelleet	3rd plur.	olivat totelleet	eivät olleet totelleet
passive		toteltiin	ei toteltu	passive	oli toteltu	ei ollut toteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tottelisin	en tottelisi	1st sing.	olisin totellut	en olisi totellut
2nd sing.		tottelisit	et tottelisi	2nd sing.	olisit totellut	et olisi totellut
3rd sing.		tottelisi	ei tottelisi	3rd sing.	olisi totellut	ei olisi totellut
1st plur.		tottelisimme	emme tottelisi	1st plur.	olisimme totelleet	emme olisi totelleet
2nd plur.		tottelisitte	ette tottelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte totelleet	ette olisi totelleet
3rd plur.		tottelisivat	eivät tottelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat totelleet	eivät olisi totelleet
passive		toteltaisiin	ei toteltaisi	passive	olisi toteltu	ei olisi toteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		tottele	älä tottele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		totelkoon	älköön totelko	3rd sing.	olkoon totellut	älköön olko totellut
1st plur.		totelkaamme	älkäämme totelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		totelkaa	älkää totelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		totelkoot	älkööt totelko	3rd plur.	olkoot totelleet	älkööt olko totelleet
passive		toteltakoon	älköön toteltako	passive	olkoon toteltu	älköön olko toteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		totellen	en totelle	1st sing.	lienen totellut	en liene totellut
2nd sing.		totellet	et totelle	2nd sing.	lienet totellut	et liene totellut
3rd sing.		totellee	ei totelle	3rd sing.	lienee totellut	ei liene totellut
1st plur.		totellemme	emme totelle	1st plur.	lienemme totelleet	emme liene totelleet
2nd plur.		totellette	ette totelle	2nd plur.	lienette totelleet	ette liene totelleet
3rd plur.		totellevat	eivät totelle	3rd plur.	lienevät totelleet	eivät liene totelleet
passive		toteltaneen	ei toteltane	passive	lienee toteltu	ei liene toteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		totella		present	totteleva	toteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st totellakseni totellaksemme 2nd totellaksesi totellaksenne 3rd totellakseen totellaksensa		past	totellut	toteltu
2nd	inessive2	totellessa	toteltaessa	agent3	tottelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st totellessani totellessamme 2nd totellessasi totellessanne 3rd totellessaan totellessansa		negative	tottelematon
	instructive	totellen	—	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	tottelemassa	—
	elative	tottelemasta	—
	illative	tottelemaan	—
	adessive	tottelemalla	—
	abessive	tottelematta	—
	instructive	totteleman	toteltaman
4th4	verbal noun	totteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tottelemaisillani tottelemaisillamme 2nd tottelemaisillasi tottelemaisillanne 3rd tottelemaisillaan tottelemaisillansa

Derived terms

• tottelematon
• totteleminen
• tottelu

 

See also

• totutella

Further reading

• “totella”, 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