From Proto-Uralic *kajwa-. Cognates include Proto-Samic *koajvōtēk.
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *kaivan | *kaivoin | — | *kaivagon |
2nd sing. | *kaivat | *kaivoit | *kaivak | *kaivagos |
3rd sing. | *kaivabi *kaiva |
*kaivoi | *kaivagasën | *kaivagosën |
1st plur. | *kaivakmëk *kaivakmak |
*kaivoimëk *kaivoimak |
*kaivagatëmëk *kaivagatamak |
*kaivagotëmëk *kaivagotamak |
2nd plur. | *kaivaktëk *kaivaktak |
*kaivoidëk *kaivoidak |
*kaivagatë *kaivagata |
*kaivagot'ëk *kaivagotadak |
3rd plur. | *kaivabat *kaiva |
*kaivoi | *kaivagasën | *kaivagosën |
passive | *kaivaksën *kaivat'aksën |
*kaivadisën *kaivattisën |
*kaivadakahën *kaivattakahën |
*kaivadakohën *kaivattakohën |
connegative | *kaivak | — | *kaivagak | *kaivagok |
passive connegative | *kaivaktak | — | *kaivadagak *kaivattagak |
*kaivadagok *kaivattagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *kaivakcin | *kaivoicin | *kaivanën | |
2nd sing. | *kaivakcit | *kaivoicit | *kaivanët | |
3rd sing. | *kaivakci | *kaivoici | *kaivani | |
1st plur. | *kaivakcimëk *kaivakcimak |
*kaivoicimëk *kaivoicimak |
*kaivanëmëk *kaivanëmak | |
2nd plur. | *kaivakcidëk *kaivakcidak |
*kaivoicidëk *kaivoicidak |
*kaivanëdëk *kaivanëdak | |
3rd plur. | *kaivakci | *kaivoici | *kaivani | |
passive | *kaivadakcihën *kaivat'akcihën |
*kaivadicihën *kaivatticihën |
*kaivadanëhën *kaivattanëhën | |
connegative | *kaivakcik | *kaivoicik | *kaivanëk | |
passive connegative | *kaivadakcik *kaivat'akcik |
*kaivadicik *kaivatticik |
*kaivadanëk *kaivattanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *kaivadak | present | *kaivaba | *kaivadapa *kaivattapa |
infinitive 2 | *kaivadë- | past | *kaivanut | *kaivadu *kaivattu |
gerund/supine | *kaivama | |||
action noun | *kaivaminen |