kahahtaa

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Etymology

kah- +‎ -ahtaa

Pronunciation

Verb

kahahtaa

  1. (intransitive) to rustle or swish briefly

Conjugation

Inflection of kahahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kahahdan en kahahda 1st sing. olen kahahtanut en ole kahahtanut
2nd sing. kahahdat et kahahda 2nd sing. olet kahahtanut et ole kahahtanut
3rd sing. kahahtaa ei kahahda 3rd sing. on kahahtanut ei ole kahahtanut
1st plur. kahahdamme emme kahahda 1st plur. olemme kahahtaneet emme ole kahahtaneet
2nd plur. kahahdatte ette kahahda 2nd plur. olette kahahtaneet ette ole kahahtaneet
3rd plur. kahahtavat eivät kahahda 3rd plur. ovat kahahtaneet eivät ole kahahtaneet
passive kahahdetaan ei kahahdeta passive on kahahdettu ei ole kahahdettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kahahdin en kahahtanut 1st sing. olin kahahtanut en ollut kahahtanut
2nd sing. kahahdit et kahahtanut 2nd sing. olit kahahtanut et ollut kahahtanut
3rd sing. kahahti ei kahahtanut 3rd sing. oli kahahtanut ei ollut kahahtanut
1st plur. kahahdimme emme kahahtaneet 1st plur. olimme kahahtaneet emme olleet kahahtaneet
2nd plur. kahahditte ette kahahtaneet 2nd plur. olitte kahahtaneet ette olleet kahahtaneet
3rd plur. kahahtivat eivät kahahtaneet 3rd plur. olivat kahahtaneet eivät olleet kahahtaneet
passive kahahdettiin ei kahahdettu passive oli kahahdettu ei ollut kahahdettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kahahtaisin en kahahtaisi 1st sing. olisin kahahtanut en olisi kahahtanut
2nd sing. kahahtaisit et kahahtaisi 2nd sing. olisit kahahtanut et olisi kahahtanut
3rd sing. kahahtaisi ei kahahtaisi 3rd sing. olisi kahahtanut ei olisi kahahtanut
1st plur. kahahtaisimme emme kahahtaisi 1st plur. olisimme kahahtaneet emme olisi kahahtaneet
2nd plur. kahahtaisitte ette kahahtaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kahahtaneet ette olisi kahahtaneet
3rd plur. kahahtaisivat eivät kahahtaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kahahtaneet eivät olisi kahahtaneet
passive kahahdettaisiin ei kahahdettaisi passive olisi kahahdettu ei olisi kahahdettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. kahahda älä kahahda 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. kahahtakoon älköön kahahtako 3rd sing. olkoon kahahtanut älköön olko kahahtanut
1st plur. kahahtakaamme älkäämme kahahtako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. kahahtakaa älkää kahahtako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. kahahtakoot älkööt kahahtako 3rd plur. olkoot kahahtaneet älkööt olko kahahtaneet
passive kahahdettakoon älköön kahahdettako passive olkoon kahahdettu älköön olko kahahdettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kahahtanen en kahahtane 1st sing. lienen kahahtanut en liene kahahtanut
2nd sing. kahahtanet et kahahtane 2nd sing. lienet kahahtanut et liene kahahtanut
3rd sing. kahahtanee ei kahahtane 3rd sing. lienee kahahtanut ei liene kahahtanut
1st plur. kahahtanemme emme kahahtane 1st plur. lienemme kahahtaneet emme liene kahahtaneet
2nd plur. kahahtanette ette kahahtane 2nd plur. lienette kahahtaneet ette liene kahahtaneet
3rd plur. kahahtanevat eivät kahahtane 3rd plur. lienevät kahahtaneet eivät liene kahahtaneet
passive kahahdettaneen ei kahahdettane passive lienee kahahdettu ei liene kahahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kahahtaa present kahahtava kahahdettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kahahtaakseni kahahtaaksemme
2nd kahahtaaksesi kahahtaaksenne
3rd kahahtaakseen
kahahtaaksensa
past kahahtanut kahahdettu
2nd inessive2 kahahtaessa kahahdettaessa agent4 kahahtama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kahahtaessani kahahtaessamme
2nd kahahtaessasi kahahtaessanne
3rd kahahtaessaan
kahahtaessansa
negative kahahtamaton
instructive kahahtaen —
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 kahahtaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kahahtamassa —
elative kahahtamasta —
illative kahahtamaan —
adessive kahahtamalla —
abessive kahahtamatta —
instructive kahahtaman kahahdettaman
4th3 verbal noun kahahtaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kahahtamaisillani kahahtamaisillamme
2nd kahahtamaisillasi kahahtamaisillanne
3rd kahahtamaisillaan
kahahtamaisillansa

Derived terms

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