kostuttaa

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Etymology

kostua (“to become moist”) +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

Verb

kostuttaa

  1. (transitive) to moisten
  2. (transitive, physics) to wet (to spread on surface)

Conjugation

Inflection of kostuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kostutan en kostuta 1st sing. olen kostuttanut en ole kostuttanut
2nd sing. kostutat et kostuta 2nd sing. olet kostuttanut et ole kostuttanut
3rd sing. kostuttaa ei kostuta 3rd sing. on kostuttanut ei ole kostuttanut
1st plur. kostutamme emme kostuta 1st plur. olemme kostuttaneet emme ole kostuttaneet
2nd plur. kostutatte ette kostuta 2nd plur. olette kostuttaneet ette ole kostuttaneet
3rd plur. kostuttavat eivät kostuta 3rd plur. ovat kostuttaneet eivät ole kostuttaneet
passive kostutetaan ei kostuteta passive on kostutettu ei ole kostutettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kostutin en kostuttanut 1st sing. olin kostuttanut en ollut kostuttanut
2nd sing. kostutit et kostuttanut 2nd sing. olit kostuttanut et ollut kostuttanut
3rd sing. kostutti ei kostuttanut 3rd sing. oli kostuttanut ei ollut kostuttanut
1st plur. kostutimme emme kostuttaneet 1st plur. olimme kostuttaneet emme olleet kostuttaneet
2nd plur. kostutitte ette kostuttaneet 2nd plur. olitte kostuttaneet ette olleet kostuttaneet
3rd plur. kostuttivat eivät kostuttaneet 3rd plur. olivat kostuttaneet eivät olleet kostuttaneet
passive kostutettiin ei kostutettu passive oli kostutettu ei ollut kostutettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kostuttaisin en kostuttaisi 1st sing. olisin kostuttanut en olisi kostuttanut
2nd sing. kostuttaisit et kostuttaisi 2nd sing. olisit kostuttanut et olisi kostuttanut
3rd sing. kostuttaisi ei kostuttaisi 3rd sing. olisi kostuttanut ei olisi kostuttanut
1st plur. kostuttaisimme emme kostuttaisi 1st plur. olisimme kostuttaneet emme olisi kostuttaneet
2nd plur. kostuttaisitte ette kostuttaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kostuttaneet ette olisi kostuttaneet
3rd plur. kostuttaisivat eivät kostuttaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kostuttaneet eivät olisi kostuttaneet
passive kostutettaisiin ei kostutettaisi passive olisi kostutettu ei olisi kostutettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. kostuta älä kostuta 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. kostuttakoon älköön kostuttako 3rd sing. olkoon kostuttanut älköön olko kostuttanut
1st plur. kostuttakaamme älkäämme kostuttako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. kostuttakaa älkää kostuttako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. kostuttakoot älkööt kostuttako 3rd plur. olkoot kostuttaneet älkööt olko kostuttaneet
passive kostutettakoon älköön kostutettako passive olkoon kostutettu älköön olko kostutettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kostuttanen en kostuttane 1st sing. lienen kostuttanut en liene kostuttanut
2nd sing. kostuttanet et kostuttane 2nd sing. lienet kostuttanut et liene kostuttanut
3rd sing. kostuttanee ei kostuttane 3rd sing. lienee kostuttanut ei liene kostuttanut
1st plur. kostuttanemme emme kostuttane 1st plur. lienemme kostuttaneet emme liene kostuttaneet
2nd plur. kostuttanette ette kostuttane 2nd plur. lienette kostuttaneet ette liene kostuttaneet
3rd plur. kostuttanevat eivät kostuttane 3rd plur. lienevät kostuttaneet eivät liene kostuttaneet
passive kostutettaneen ei kostutettane passive lienee kostutettu ei liene kostutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kostuttaa present kostuttava kostutettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kostuttaakseni kostuttaaksemme
2nd kostuttaaksesi kostuttaaksenne
3rd kostuttaakseen
kostuttaaksensa
past kostuttanut kostutettu
2nd inessive2 kostuttaessa kostutettaessa agent4 kostuttama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kostuttaessani kostuttaessamme
2nd kostuttaessasi kostuttaessanne
3rd kostuttaessaan
kostuttaessansa
negative kostuttamaton
instructive kostuttaen —
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 kostuttaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kostuttamassa —
elative kostuttamasta —
illative kostuttamaan —
adessive kostuttamalla —
abessive kostuttamatta —
instructive kostuttaman kostutettaman
4th3 verbal noun kostuttaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kostuttamaisillani kostuttamaisillamme
2nd kostuttamaisillasi kostuttamaisillanne
3rd kostuttamaisillaan
kostuttamaisillansa

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