kovettaa

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Etymology

kova +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

Verb

kovettaa (transitive)

  1. to harden
    kovettaa vatsaa ― to constipate (literally, “to harden the stomach”)
  2. to hydrogenate (treat fat with hydrogen)

Conjugation

Inflection of kovettaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovetan en koveta 1st sing. olen kovettanut en ole kovettanut
2nd sing. kovetat et koveta 2nd sing. olet kovettanut et ole kovettanut
3rd sing. kovettaa ei koveta 3rd sing. on kovettanut ei ole kovettanut
1st plur. kovetamme emme koveta 1st plur. olemme kovettaneet emme ole kovettaneet
2nd plur. kovetatte ette koveta 2nd plur. olette kovettaneet ette ole kovettaneet
3rd plur. kovettavat eivät koveta 3rd plur. ovat kovettaneet eivät ole kovettaneet
passive kovetetaan ei koveteta passive on kovetettu ei ole kovetettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovetin en kovettanut 1st sing. olin kovettanut en ollut kovettanut
2nd sing. kovetit et kovettanut 2nd sing. olit kovettanut et ollut kovettanut
3rd sing. kovetti ei kovettanut 3rd sing. oli kovettanut ei ollut kovettanut
1st plur. kovetimme emme kovettaneet 1st plur. olimme kovettaneet emme olleet kovettaneet
2nd plur. kovetitte ette kovettaneet 2nd plur. olitte kovettaneet ette olleet kovettaneet
3rd plur. kovettivat eivät kovettaneet 3rd plur. olivat kovettaneet eivät olleet kovettaneet
passive kovetettiin ei kovetettu passive oli kovetettu ei ollut kovetettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovettaisin en kovettaisi 1st sing. olisin kovettanut en olisi kovettanut
2nd sing. kovettaisit et kovettaisi 2nd sing. olisit kovettanut et olisi kovettanut
3rd sing. kovettaisi ei kovettaisi 3rd sing. olisi kovettanut ei olisi kovettanut
1st plur. kovettaisimme emme kovettaisi 1st plur. olisimme kovettaneet emme olisi kovettaneet
2nd plur. kovettaisitte ette kovettaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kovettaneet ette olisi kovettaneet
3rd plur. kovettaisivat eivät kovettaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kovettaneet eivät olisi kovettaneet
passive kovetettaisiin ei kovetettaisi passive olisi kovetettu ei olisi kovetettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. koveta älä koveta 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. kovettakoon älköön kovettako 3rd sing. olkoon kovettanut älköön olko kovettanut
1st plur. kovettakaamme älkäämme kovettako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. kovettakaa älkää kovettako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. kovettakoot älkööt kovettako 3rd plur. olkoot kovettaneet älkööt olko kovettaneet
passive kovetettakoon älköön kovetettako passive olkoon kovetettu älköön olko kovetettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kovettanen en kovettane 1st sing. lienen kovettanut en liene kovettanut
2nd sing. kovettanet et kovettane 2nd sing. lienet kovettanut et liene kovettanut
3rd sing. kovettanee ei kovettane 3rd sing. lienee kovettanut ei liene kovettanut
1st plur. kovettanemme emme kovettane 1st plur. lienemme kovettaneet emme liene kovettaneet
2nd plur. kovettanette ette kovettane 2nd plur. lienette kovettaneet ette liene kovettaneet
3rd plur. kovettanevat eivät kovettane 3rd plur. lienevät kovettaneet eivät liene kovettaneet
passive kovetettaneen ei kovetettane passive lienee kovetettu ei liene kovetettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kovettaa present kovettava kovetettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovettaakseni kovettaaksemme
2nd kovettaaksesi kovettaaksenne
3rd kovettaakseen
kovettaaksensa
past kovettanut kovetettu
2nd inessive2 kovettaessa kovetettaessa agent4 kovettama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovettaessani kovettaessamme
2nd kovettaessasi kovettaessanne
3rd kovettaessaan
kovettaessansa
negative kovettamaton
instructive kovettaen —
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 kovettaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kovettamassa —
elative kovettamasta —
illative kovettamaan —
adessive kovettamalla —
abessive kovettamatta —
instructive kovettaman kovetettaman
4th3 verbal noun kovettaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kovettamaisillani kovettamaisillamme
2nd kovettamaisillasi kovettamaisillanne
3rd kovettamaisillaan
kovettamaisillansa

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