ahmaista

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Etymology

ahma +‎ -aista

Pronunciation

Verb

ahmaista

  1. (transitive) to wolf down, eat quickly, gulp, gobble, hog, stuff oneself with (without regard for table manners)

Usage notes

  • Being a momentane verb, ahmaista is used when the amount of the food to be wolfed down is confined or the moment of eating is transient, whereas the frequentative ahmia is used when the duration of the eating is longer, more continuous or more or less indefinite. The difference can sometimes be translated in English by using the continuous tense.
    Hän ahmi omenia, kun minä tulin kotiin.
    S/he was gulping apples when I came home.
    Hän ahmaisi omenan ja juoksi ovesta ulos.
    S/he wolfed the apple down and ran out the door.

Conjugation

Inflection of ahmaista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ahmaisen en ahmaise 1st sing. olen ahmaissut en ole ahmaissut
2nd sing. ahmaiset et ahmaise 2nd sing. olet ahmaissut et ole ahmaissut
3rd sing. ahmaisee ei ahmaise 3rd sing. on ahmaissut ei ole ahmaissut
1st plur. ahmaisemme emme ahmaise 1st plur. olemme ahmaisseet emme ole ahmaisseet
2nd plur. ahmaisette ette ahmaise 2nd plur. olette ahmaisseet ette ole ahmaisseet
3rd plur. ahmaisevat eivät ahmaise 3rd plur. ovat ahmaisseet eivät ole ahmaisseet
passive ahmaistaan ei ahmaista passive on ahmaistu ei ole ahmaistu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ahmaisin en ahmaissut 1st sing. olin ahmaissut en ollut ahmaissut
2nd sing. ahmaisit et ahmaissut 2nd sing. olit ahmaissut et ollut ahmaissut
3rd sing. ahmaisi ei ahmaissut 3rd sing. oli ahmaissut ei ollut ahmaissut
1st plur. ahmaisimme emme ahmaisseet 1st plur. olimme ahmaisseet emme olleet ahmaisseet
2nd plur. ahmaisitte ette ahmaisseet 2nd plur. olitte ahmaisseet ette olleet ahmaisseet
3rd plur. ahmaisivat eivät ahmaisseet 3rd plur. olivat ahmaisseet eivät olleet ahmaisseet
passive ahmaistiin ei ahmaistu passive oli ahmaistu ei ollut ahmaistu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ahmaisisin en ahmaisisi 1st sing. olisin ahmaissut en olisi ahmaissut
2nd sing. ahmaisisit et ahmaisisi 2nd sing. olisit ahmaissut et olisi ahmaissut
3rd sing. ahmaisisi ei ahmaisisi 3rd sing. olisi ahmaissut ei olisi ahmaissut
1st plur. ahmaisisimme emme ahmaisisi 1st plur. olisimme ahmaisseet emme olisi ahmaisseet
2nd plur. ahmaisisitte ette ahmaisisi 2nd plur. olisitte ahmaisseet ette olisi ahmaisseet
3rd plur. ahmaisisivat eivät ahmaisisi 3rd plur. olisivat ahmaisseet eivät olisi ahmaisseet
passive ahmaistaisiin ei ahmaistaisi passive olisi ahmaistu ei olisi ahmaistu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. ahmaise älä ahmaise 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. ahmaiskoon älköön ahmaisko 3rd sing. olkoon ahmaissut älköön olko ahmaissut
1st plur. ahmaiskaamme älkäämme ahmaisko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. ahmaiskaa älkää ahmaisko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. ahmaiskoot älkööt ahmaisko 3rd plur. olkoot ahmaisseet älkööt olko ahmaisseet
passive ahmaistakoon älköön ahmaistako passive olkoon ahmaistu älköön olko ahmaistu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ahmaissen en ahmaisse 1st sing. lienen ahmaissut en liene ahmaissut
2nd sing. ahmaisset et ahmaisse 2nd sing. lienet ahmaissut et liene ahmaissut
3rd sing. ahmaissee ei ahmaisse 3rd sing. lienee ahmaissut ei liene ahmaissut
1st plur. ahmaissemme emme ahmaisse 1st plur. lienemme ahmaisseet emme liene ahmaisseet
2nd plur. ahmaissette ette ahmaisse 2nd plur. lienette ahmaisseet ette liene ahmaisseet
3rd plur. ahmaissevat eivät ahmaisse 3rd plur. lienevät ahmaisseet eivät liene ahmaisseet
passive ahmaistaneen ei ahmaistane passive lienee ahmaistu ei liene ahmaistu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st ahmaista present ahmaiseva ahmaistava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ahmaistakseni ahmaistaksemme
2nd ahmaistaksesi ahmaistaksenne
3rd ahmaistakseen
ahmaistaksensa
past ahmaissut ahmaistu
2nd inessive2 ahmaistessa ahmaistaessa agent4 ahmaisema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ahmaistessani ahmaistessamme
2nd ahmaistessasi ahmaistessanne
3rd ahmaistessaan
ahmaistessansa
negative ahmaisematon
instructive ahmaisten —
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd inessive ahmaisemassa —
elative ahmaisemasta —
illative ahmaisemaan —
adessive ahmaisemalla —
abessive ahmaisematta —
instructive ahmaiseman ahmaistaman
4th3 verbal noun ahmaiseminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ahmaisemaisillani ahmaisemaisillamme
2nd ahmaisemaisillasi ahmaisemaisillanne
3rd ahmaisemaisillaan
ahmaisemaisillansa

Synonyms

  • (to wolf down, etc. — with the act being transient): hotkaista

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