odottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *odottadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *woča-. Akin to Estonian ootama, Karelian vuottua, Livonian vȯ’dlõ, Ludian vuotada, Votic ootta, Erzya учомс (učoms) and Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš).

Pronunciation

Verb

odottaa

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate
    odottaa innolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with enthusiasm
    odottaa mielenkiinnolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with interest
    odottaa jännityksellä ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with excitement
    Hän odottaa sinua.
    She is waiting for you.
  2. (auxiliary) to expect, to anticipate
    Hän odotti heidän tulevan.
    She expected them to come.
  3. (transitive, usually atelic) to be expecting, be pregnant
    Hän odottaa poikaa.
    She is expecting a boy.

Conjugation

Inflection of odottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odotan en odota 1st sing. olen odottanut en ole odottanut
2nd sing. odotat et odota 2nd sing. olet odottanut et ole odottanut
3rd sing. odottaa ei odota 3rd sing. on odottanut ei ole odottanut
1st plur. odotamme emme odota 1st plur. olemme odottaneet emme ole odottaneet
2nd plur. odotatte ette odota 2nd plur. olette odottaneet ette ole odottaneet
3rd plur. odottavat eivät odota 3rd plur. ovat odottaneet eivät ole odottaneet
passive odotetaan ei odoteta passive on odotettu ei ole odotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odotin en odottanut 1st sing. olin odottanut en ollut odottanut
2nd sing. odotit et odottanut 2nd sing. olit odottanut et ollut odottanut
3rd sing. odotti ei odottanut 3rd sing. oli odottanut ei ollut odottanut
1st plur. odotimme emme odottaneet 1st plur. olimme odottaneet emme olleet odottaneet
2nd plur. odotitte ette odottaneet 2nd plur. olitte odottaneet ette olleet odottaneet
3rd plur. odottivat eivät odottaneet 3rd plur. olivat odottaneet eivät olleet odottaneet
passive odotettiin ei odotettu passive oli odotettu ei ollut odotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odottaisin en odottaisi 1st sing. olisin odottanut en olisi odottanut
2nd sing. odottaisit et odottaisi 2nd sing. olisit odottanut et olisi odottanut
3rd sing. odottaisi ei odottaisi 3rd sing. olisi odottanut ei olisi odottanut
1st plur. odottaisimme emme odottaisi 1st plur. olisimme odottaneet emme olisi odottaneet
2nd plur. odottaisitte ette odottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte odottaneet ette olisi odottaneet
3rd plur. odottaisivat eivät odottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat odottaneet eivät olisi odottaneet
passive odotettaisiin ei odotettaisi passive olisi odotettu ei olisi odotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. odota älä odota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. odottakoon älköön odottako 3rd sing. olkoon odottanut älköön olko odottanut
1st plur. odottakaamme älkäämme odottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. odottakaa älkää odottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. odottakoot älkööt odottako 3rd plur. olkoot odottaneet älkööt olko odottaneet
passive odotettakoon älköön odotettako passive olkoon odotettu älköön olko odotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. odottanen en odottane 1st sing. lienen odottanut en liene odottanut
2nd sing. odottanet et odottane 2nd sing. lienet odottanut et liene odottanut
3rd sing. odottanee ei odottane 3rd sing. lienee odottanut ei liene odottanut
1st plur. odottanemme emme odottane 1st plur. lienemme odottaneet emme liene odottaneet
2nd plur. odottanette ette odottane 2nd plur. lienette odottaneet ette liene odottaneet
3rd plur. odottanevat eivät odottane 3rd plur. lienevät odottaneet eivät liene odottaneet
passive odotettaneen ei odotettane passive lienee odotettu ei liene odotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st odottaa present odottava odotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odottaakseni odottaaksemme
2nd odottaaksesi odottaaksenne
3rd odottaakseen
odottaaksensa
past odottanut odotettu
2nd inessive2 odottaessa odotettaessa agent4 odottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odottaessani odottaessamme
2nd odottaessasi odottaessanne
3rd odottaessaan
odottaessansa
negative odottamaton
instructive odottaen —
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 odottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive odottamassa —
elative odottamasta —
illative odottamaan —
adessive odottamalla —
abessive odottamatta —
instructive odottaman odotettaman
4th3 verbal noun odottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st odottamaisillani odottamaisillamme
2nd odottamaisillasi odottamaisillanne
3rd odottamaisillaan
odottamaisillansa

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