kovertaa

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Etymology 1

kovera +‎ -taa

Pronunciation

Verb

kovertaa

  1. (transitive) to gouge, scoop
Conjugation
Inflection of kovertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. koverran en koverra 1st sing. olen kovertanut en ole kovertanut
2nd sing. koverrat et koverra 2nd sing. olet kovertanut et ole kovertanut
3rd sing. kovertaa ei koverra 3rd sing. on kovertanut ei ole kovertanut
1st plur. koverramme emme koverra 1st plur. olemme kovertaneet emme ole kovertaneet
2nd plur. koverratte ette koverra 2nd plur. olette kovertaneet ette ole kovertaneet
3rd plur. kovertavat eivät koverra 3rd plur. ovat kovertaneet eivät ole kovertaneet
passive koverretaan ei koverreta passive on koverrettu ei ole koverrettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. koversin en kovertanut 1st sing. olin kovertanut en ollut kovertanut
2nd sing. koversit et kovertanut 2nd sing. olit kovertanut et ollut kovertanut
3rd sing. koversi ei kovertanut 3rd sing. oli kovertanut ei ollut kovertanut
1st plur. koversimme emme kovertaneet 1st plur. olimme kovertaneet emme olleet kovertaneet
2nd plur. koversitte ette kovertaneet 2nd plur. olitte kovertaneet ette olleet kovertaneet
3rd plur. koversivat eivät kovertaneet 3rd plur. olivat kovertaneet eivät olleet kovertaneet
passive koverrettiin ei koverrettu passive oli koverrettu ei ollut koverrettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovertaisin en kovertaisi 1st sing. olisin kovertanut en olisi kovertanut
2nd sing. kovertaisit et kovertaisi 2nd sing. olisit kovertanut et olisi kovertanut
3rd sing. kovertaisi ei kovertaisi 3rd sing. olisi kovertanut ei olisi kovertanut
1st plur. kovertaisimme emme kovertaisi 1st plur. olisimme kovertaneet emme olisi kovertaneet
2nd plur. kovertaisitte ette kovertaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kovertaneet ette olisi kovertaneet
3rd plur. kovertaisivat eivät kovertaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kovertaneet eivät olisi kovertaneet
passive koverrettaisiin ei koverrettaisi passive olisi koverrettu ei olisi koverrettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. koverra älä koverra 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. kovertakoon älköön kovertako 3rd sing. olkoon kovertanut älköön olko kovertanut
1st plur. kovertakaamme älkäämme kovertako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. kovertakaa älkää kovertako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. kovertakoot älkööt kovertako 3rd plur. olkoot kovertaneet älkööt olko kovertaneet
passive koverrettakoon älköön koverrettako passive olkoon koverrettu älköön olko koverrettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovertanen en kovertane 1st sing. lienen kovertanut en liene kovertanut
2nd sing. kovertanet et kovertane 2nd sing. lienet kovertanut et liene kovertanut
3rd sing. kovertanee ei kovertane 3rd sing. lienee kovertanut ei liene kovertanut
1st plur. kovertanemme emme kovertane 1st plur. lienemme kovertaneet emme liene kovertaneet
2nd plur. kovertanette ette kovertane 2nd plur. lienette kovertaneet ette liene kovertaneet
3rd plur. kovertanevat eivät kovertane 3rd plur. lienevät kovertaneet eivät liene kovertaneet
passive koverrettaneen ei koverrettane passive lienee koverrettu ei liene koverrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kovertaa present kovertava koverrettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovertaakseni kovertaaksemme
2nd kovertaaksesi kovertaaksenne
3rd kovertaakseen
kovertaaksensa
past kovertanut koverrettu
2nd inessive2 kovertaessa koverrettaessa agent4 kovertama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovertaessani kovertaessamme
2nd kovertaessasi kovertaessanne
3rd kovertaessaan
kovertaessansa
negative kovertamaton
instructive kovertaen —
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 kovertaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kovertamassa —
elative kovertamasta —
illative kovertamaan —
adessive kovertamalla —
abessive kovertamatta —
instructive kovertaman koverrettaman
4th3 verbal noun kovertaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovertamaisillani kovertamaisillamme
2nd kovertamaisillasi kovertamaisillanne
3rd kovertamaisillaan
kovertamaisillansa
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

kovertaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of kovertaa
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