hievahtaa

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Etymology

Sound-symbolic root +‎ -ahtaa. Compare dialectal hiepaista (“to rush, move quickly”) (Kangasniemi), hiepottaa (“to spin, twirl”).

Pronunciation

Verb

hievahtaa

  1. (intransitive) to budge, stir (to move (oneself) just a little bit and then stop again; mostly in negative polarity contexts, e.g. "not budge")

Conjugation

Inflection of hievahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hievahdan en hievahda 1st sing. olen hievahtanut en ole hievahtanut
2nd sing. hievahdat et hievahda 2nd sing. olet hievahtanut et ole hievahtanut
3rd sing. hievahtaa ei hievahda 3rd sing. on hievahtanut ei ole hievahtanut
1st plur. hievahdamme emme hievahda 1st plur. olemme hievahtaneet emme ole hievahtaneet
2nd plur. hievahdatte ette hievahda 2nd plur. olette hievahtaneet ette ole hievahtaneet
3rd plur. hievahtavat eivät hievahda 3rd plur. ovat hievahtaneet eivät ole hievahtaneet
passive hievahdetaan ei hievahdeta passive on hievahdettu ei ole hievahdettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hievahdin en hievahtanut 1st sing. olin hievahtanut en ollut hievahtanut
2nd sing. hievahdit et hievahtanut 2nd sing. olit hievahtanut et ollut hievahtanut
3rd sing. hievahti ei hievahtanut 3rd sing. oli hievahtanut ei ollut hievahtanut
1st plur. hievahdimme emme hievahtaneet 1st plur. olimme hievahtaneet emme olleet hievahtaneet
2nd plur. hievahditte ette hievahtaneet 2nd plur. olitte hievahtaneet ette olleet hievahtaneet
3rd plur. hievahtivat eivät hievahtaneet 3rd plur. olivat hievahtaneet eivät olleet hievahtaneet
passive hievahdettiin ei hievahdettu passive oli hievahdettu ei ollut hievahdettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hievahtaisin en hievahtaisi 1st sing. olisin hievahtanut en olisi hievahtanut
2nd sing. hievahtaisit et hievahtaisi 2nd sing. olisit hievahtanut et olisi hievahtanut
3rd sing. hievahtaisi ei hievahtaisi 3rd sing. olisi hievahtanut ei olisi hievahtanut
1st plur. hievahtaisimme emme hievahtaisi 1st plur. olisimme hievahtaneet emme olisi hievahtaneet
2nd plur. hievahtaisitte ette hievahtaisi 2nd plur. olisitte hievahtaneet ette olisi hievahtaneet
3rd plur. hievahtaisivat eivät hievahtaisi 3rd plur. olisivat hievahtaneet eivät olisi hievahtaneet
passive hievahdettaisiin ei hievahdettaisi passive olisi hievahdettu ei olisi hievahdettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. hievahda älä hievahda 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. hievahtakoon älköön hievahtako 3rd sing. olkoon hievahtanut älköön olko hievahtanut
1st plur. hievahtakaamme älkäämme hievahtako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. hievahtakaa älkää hievahtako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. hievahtakoot älkööt hievahtako 3rd plur. olkoot hievahtaneet älkööt olko hievahtaneet
passive hievahdettakoon älköön hievahdettako passive olkoon hievahdettu älköön olko hievahdettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hievahtanen en hievahtane 1st sing. lienen hievahtanut en liene hievahtanut
2nd sing. hievahtanet et hievahtane 2nd sing. lienet hievahtanut et liene hievahtanut
3rd sing. hievahtanee ei hievahtane 3rd sing. lienee hievahtanut ei liene hievahtanut
1st plur. hievahtanemme emme hievahtane 1st plur. lienemme hievahtaneet emme liene hievahtaneet
2nd plur. hievahtanette ette hievahtane 2nd plur. lienette hievahtaneet ette liene hievahtaneet
3rd plur. hievahtanevat eivät hievahtane 3rd plur. lienevät hievahtaneet eivät liene hievahtaneet
passive hievahdettaneen ei hievahdettane passive lienee hievahdettu ei liene hievahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st hievahtaa present hievahtava hievahdettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hievahtaakseni hievahtaaksemme
2nd hievahtaaksesi hievahtaaksenne
3rd hievahtaakseen
hievahtaaksensa
past hievahtanut hievahdettu
2nd inessive2 hievahtaessa hievahdettaessa agent4 hievahtama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hievahtaessani hievahtaessamme
2nd hievahtaessasi hievahtaessanne
3rd hievahtaessaan
hievahtaessansa
negative hievahtamaton
instructive hievahtaen —
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.

* The third-person singular indicative form hievahtaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive hievahtamassa —
elative hievahtamasta —
illative hievahtamaan —
adessive hievahtamalla —
abessive hievahtamatta —
instructive hievahtaman hievahdettaman
4th3 verbal noun hievahtaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hievahtamaisillani hievahtamaisillamme
2nd hievahtamaisillasi hievahtamaisillanne
3rd hievahtamaisillaan
hievahtamaisillansa

Derived terms

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