houkuttaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic (compare Karelian houkuttoa, Livonian uktõ and dialectal Estonian augutama).

Pronunciation

Verb

houkuttaa (transitive)

  1. to tempt; to draw, attract or allure
    Sen kiiltävä pinta houkutti minua.
    Its glossy skin tempted me.
    Hän houkutti minua.
    I was drawn to her.

Conjugation

Inflection of houkuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. houkutan en houkuta 1st sing. olen houkuttanut en ole houkuttanut
2nd sing. houkutat et houkuta 2nd sing. olet houkuttanut et ole houkuttanut
3rd sing. houkuttaa ei houkuta 3rd sing. on houkuttanut ei ole houkuttanut
1st plur. houkutamme emme houkuta 1st plur. olemme houkuttaneet emme ole houkuttaneet
2nd plur. houkutatte ette houkuta 2nd plur. olette houkuttaneet ette ole houkuttaneet
3rd plur. houkuttavat eivät houkuta 3rd plur. ovat houkuttaneet eivät ole houkuttaneet
passive houkutetaan ei houkuteta passive on houkutettu ei ole houkutettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. houkutin en houkuttanut 1st sing. olin houkuttanut en ollut houkuttanut
2nd sing. houkutit et houkuttanut 2nd sing. olit houkuttanut et ollut houkuttanut
3rd sing. houkutti ei houkuttanut 3rd sing. oli houkuttanut ei ollut houkuttanut
1st plur. houkutimme emme houkuttaneet 1st plur. olimme houkuttaneet emme olleet houkuttaneet
2nd plur. houkutitte ette houkuttaneet 2nd plur. olitte houkuttaneet ette olleet houkuttaneet
3rd plur. houkuttivat eivät houkuttaneet 3rd plur. olivat houkuttaneet eivät olleet houkuttaneet
passive houkutettiin ei houkutettu passive oli houkutettu ei ollut houkutettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. houkuttaisin en houkuttaisi 1st sing. olisin houkuttanut en olisi houkuttanut
2nd sing. houkuttaisit et houkuttaisi 2nd sing. olisit houkuttanut et olisi houkuttanut
3rd sing. houkuttaisi ei houkuttaisi 3rd sing. olisi houkuttanut ei olisi houkuttanut
1st plur. houkuttaisimme emme houkuttaisi 1st plur. olisimme houkuttaneet emme olisi houkuttaneet
2nd plur. houkuttaisitte ette houkuttaisi 2nd plur. olisitte houkuttaneet ette olisi houkuttaneet
3rd plur. houkuttaisivat eivät houkuttaisi 3rd plur. olisivat houkuttaneet eivät olisi houkuttaneet
passive houkutettaisiin ei houkutettaisi passive olisi houkutettu ei olisi houkutettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. houkuta älä houkuta 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. houkuttakoon älköön houkuttako 3rd sing. olkoon houkuttanut älköön olko houkuttanut
1st plur. houkuttakaamme älkäämme houkuttako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. houkuttakaa älkää houkuttako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. houkuttakoot älkööt houkuttako 3rd plur. olkoot houkuttaneet älkööt olko houkuttaneet
passive houkutettakoon älköön houkutettako passive olkoon houkutettu älköön olko houkutettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. houkuttanen en houkuttane 1st sing. lienen houkuttanut en liene houkuttanut
2nd sing. houkuttanet et houkuttane 2nd sing. lienet houkuttanut et liene houkuttanut
3rd sing. houkuttanee ei houkuttane 3rd sing. lienee houkuttanut ei liene houkuttanut
1st plur. houkuttanemme emme houkuttane 1st plur. lienemme houkuttaneet emme liene houkuttaneet
2nd plur. houkuttanette ette houkuttane 2nd plur. lienette houkuttaneet ette liene houkuttaneet
3rd plur. houkuttanevat eivät houkuttane 3rd plur. lienevät houkuttaneet eivät liene houkuttaneet
passive houkutettaneen ei houkutettane passive lienee houkutettu ei liene houkutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st houkuttaa present houkuttava houkutettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st houkuttaakseni houkuttaaksemme
2nd houkuttaaksesi houkuttaaksenne
3rd houkuttaakseen
houkuttaaksensa
past houkuttanut houkutettu
2nd inessive2 houkuttaessa houkutettaessa agent4 houkuttama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st houkuttaessani houkuttaessamme
2nd houkuttaessasi houkuttaessanne
3rd houkuttaessaan
houkuttaessansa
negative houkuttamaton
instructive houkuttaen —
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 houkuttaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive houkuttamassa —
elative houkuttamasta —
illative houkuttamaan —
adessive houkuttamalla —
abessive houkuttamatta —
instructive houkuttaman houkutettaman
4th3 verbal noun houkuttaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st houkuttamaisillani houkuttamaisillamme
2nd houkuttamaisillasi houkuttamaisillanne
3rd houkuttamaisillaan
houkuttamaisillansa

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