kehottaa

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Alternative forms

Etymology

kehkeä (“eager, willing”) +‎ -o(i)ttaa

Pronunciation

Verb

kehottaa

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to urge, call on, instruct, encourage (request something in a way that is more forceful than a polite request, but not as forceful as a demand; often implies that one does so from a position of authority)

Conjugation

Inflection of kehottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kehotan en kehota 1st sing. olen kehottanut en ole kehottanut
2nd sing. kehotat et kehota 2nd sing. olet kehottanut et ole kehottanut
3rd sing. kehottaa ei kehota 3rd sing. on kehottanut ei ole kehottanut
1st plur. kehotamme emme kehota 1st plur. olemme kehottaneet emme ole kehottaneet
2nd plur. kehotatte ette kehota 2nd plur. olette kehottaneet ette ole kehottaneet
3rd plur. kehottavat eivät kehota 3rd plur. ovat kehottaneet eivät ole kehottaneet
passive kehotetaan ei kehoteta passive on kehotettu ei ole kehotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kehotin en kehottanut 1st sing. olin kehottanut en ollut kehottanut
2nd sing. kehotit et kehottanut 2nd sing. olit kehottanut et ollut kehottanut
3rd sing. kehotti ei kehottanut 3rd sing. oli kehottanut ei ollut kehottanut
1st plur. kehotimme emme kehottaneet 1st plur. olimme kehottaneet emme olleet kehottaneet
2nd plur. kehotitte ette kehottaneet 2nd plur. olitte kehottaneet ette olleet kehottaneet
3rd plur. kehottivat eivät kehottaneet 3rd plur. olivat kehottaneet eivät olleet kehottaneet
passive kehotettiin ei kehotettu passive oli kehotettu ei ollut kehotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kehottaisin en kehottaisi 1st sing. olisin kehottanut en olisi kehottanut
2nd sing. kehottaisit et kehottaisi 2nd sing. olisit kehottanut et olisi kehottanut
3rd sing. kehottaisi ei kehottaisi 3rd sing. olisi kehottanut ei olisi kehottanut
1st plur. kehottaisimme emme kehottaisi 1st plur. olisimme kehottaneet emme olisi kehottaneet
2nd plur. kehottaisitte ette kehottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kehottaneet ette olisi kehottaneet
3rd plur. kehottaisivat eivät kehottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kehottaneet eivät olisi kehottaneet
passive kehotettaisiin ei kehotettaisi passive olisi kehotettu ei olisi kehotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. kehota älä kehota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. kehottakoon älköön kehottako 3rd sing. olkoon kehottanut älköön olko kehottanut
1st plur. kehottakaamme älkäämme kehottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. kehottakaa älkää kehottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. kehottakoot älkööt kehottako 3rd plur. olkoot kehottaneet älkööt olko kehottaneet
passive kehotettakoon älköön kehotettako passive olkoon kehotettu älköön olko kehotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kehottanen en kehottane 1st sing. lienen kehottanut en liene kehottanut
2nd sing. kehottanet et kehottane 2nd sing. lienet kehottanut et liene kehottanut
3rd sing. kehottanee ei kehottane 3rd sing. lienee kehottanut ei liene kehottanut
1st plur. kehottanemme emme kehottane 1st plur. lienemme kehottaneet emme liene kehottaneet
2nd plur. kehottanette ette kehottane 2nd plur. lienette kehottaneet ette liene kehottaneet
3rd plur. kehottanevat eivät kehottane 3rd plur. lienevät kehottaneet eivät liene kehottaneet
passive kehotettaneen ei kehotettane passive lienee kehotettu ei liene kehotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kehottaa present kehottava kehotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kehottaakseni kehottaaksemme
2nd kehottaaksesi kehottaaksenne
3rd kehottaakseen
kehottaaksensa
past kehottanut kehotettu
2nd inessive2 kehottaessa kehotettaessa agent4 kehottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kehottaessani kehottaessamme
2nd kehottaessasi kehottaessanne
3rd kehottaessaan
kehottaessansa
negative kehottamaton
instructive kehottaen —
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 kehottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kehottamassa —
elative kehottamasta —
illative kehottamaan —
adessive kehottamalla —
abessive kehottamatta —
instructive kehottaman kehotettaman
4th3 verbal noun kehottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kehottamaisillani kehottamaisillamme
2nd kehottamaisillasi kehottamaisillanne
3rd kehottamaisillaan
kehottamaisillansa

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