odotella

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *odot'ëldak, equivalent to odottaa (“to wait”) +‎ -ella (frequentative aspect).

Pronunciation

Verb

odotella

  1. to wait about, to wait around
    Alternative form: ootella (colloquial or dialectal)

Conjugation

Inflection of odotella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odottelen en odottele 1st sing. olen odotellut en ole odotellut
2nd sing. odottelet et odottele 2nd sing. olet odotellut et ole odotellut
3rd sing. odottelee ei odottele 3rd sing. on odotellut ei ole odotellut
1st plur. odottelemme emme odottele 1st plur. olemme odotelleet emme ole odotelleet
2nd plur. odottelette ette odottele 2nd plur. olette odotelleet ette ole odotelleet
3rd plur. odottelevat eivät odottele 3rd plur. ovat odotelleet eivät ole odotelleet
passive odotellaan ei odotella passive on odoteltu ei ole odoteltu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odottelin en odotellut 1st sing. olin odotellut en ollut odotellut
2nd sing. odottelit et odotellut 2nd sing. olit odotellut et ollut odotellut
3rd sing. odotteli ei odotellut 3rd sing. oli odotellut ei ollut odotellut
1st plur. odottelimme emme odotelleet 1st plur. olimme odotelleet emme olleet odotelleet
2nd plur. odottelitte ette odotelleet 2nd plur. olitte odotelleet ette olleet odotelleet
3rd plur. odottelivat eivät odotelleet 3rd plur. olivat odotelleet eivät olleet odotelleet
passive odoteltiin ei odoteltu passive oli odoteltu ei ollut odoteltu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odottelisin en odottelisi 1st sing. olisin odotellut en olisi odotellut
2nd sing. odottelisit et odottelisi 2nd sing. olisit odotellut et olisi odotellut
3rd sing. odottelisi ei odottelisi 3rd sing. olisi odotellut ei olisi odotellut
1st plur. odottelisimme emme odottelisi 1st plur. olisimme odotelleet emme olisi odotelleet
2nd plur. odottelisitte ette odottelisi 2nd plur. olisitte odotelleet ette olisi odotelleet
3rd plur. odottelisivat eivät odottelisi 3rd plur. olisivat odotelleet eivät olisi odotelleet
passive odoteltaisiin ei odoteltaisi passive olisi odoteltu ei olisi odoteltu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. odottele älä odottele 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. odotelkoon älköön odotelko 3rd sing. olkoon odotellut älköön olko odotellut
1st plur. odotelkaamme älkäämme odotelko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. odotelkaa älkää odotelko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. odotelkoot älkööt odotelko 3rd plur. olkoot odotelleet älkööt olko odotelleet
passive odoteltakoon älköön odoteltako passive olkoon odoteltu älköön olko odoteltu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odotellen en odotelle 1st sing. lienen odotellut en liene odotellut
2nd sing. odotellet et odotelle 2nd sing. lienet odotellut et liene odotellut
3rd sing. odotellee ei odotelle 3rd sing. lienee odotellut ei liene odotellut
1st plur. odotellemme emme odotelle 1st plur. lienemme odotelleet emme liene odotelleet
2nd plur. odotellette ette odotelle 2nd plur. lienette odotelleet ette liene odotelleet
3rd plur. odotellevat eivät odotelle 3rd plur. lienevät odotelleet eivät liene odotelleet
passive odoteltaneen ei odoteltane passive lienee odoteltu ei liene odoteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st odotella present odotteleva odoteltava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odotellakseni odotellaksemme
2nd odotellaksesi odotellaksenne
3rd odotellakseen
odotellaksensa
past odotellut odoteltu
2nd inessive2 odotellessa odoteltaessa agent4 odottelema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odotellessani odotellessamme
2nd odotellessasi odotellessanne
3rd odotellessaan
odotellessansa
negative odottelematon
instructive odotellen —
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.
3rd inessive odottelemassa —
elative odottelemasta —
illative odottelemaan —
adessive odottelemalla —
abessive odottelematta —
instructive odotteleman odoteltaman
4th3 verbal noun odotteleminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odottelemaisillani odottelemaisillamme
2nd odottelemaisillasi odottelemaisillanne
3rd odottelemaisillaan
odottelemaisillansa

Derived terms

Further reading

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