opetella

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Finnish

Etymology

opettaa +‎ -ella (frequentative aspect)

Pronunciation

Verb

opetella

  1. (intransitive) to (gradually) learn , to teach oneself to
    Tänä kesänä opettelen soittamaan kitaraa.
    This summer, I will teach myself to play the guitar.
    Voisitko opetella syömään suu kiinni?
    Could you learn how to eat with your mouth shut?
  2. (transitive) to (gradually) learn (something), study (something)

Conjugation

Inflection of opetella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. opettelen en opettele 1st sing. olen opetellut en ole opetellut
2nd sing. opettelet et opettele 2nd sing. olet opetellut et ole opetellut
3rd sing. opettelee ei opettele 3rd sing. on opetellut ei ole opetellut
1st plur. opettelemme emme opettele 1st plur. olemme opetelleet emme ole opetelleet
2nd plur. opettelette ette opettele 2nd plur. olette opetelleet ette ole opetelleet
3rd plur. opettelevat eivät opettele 3rd plur. ovat opetelleet eivät ole opetelleet
passive opetellaan ei opetella passive on opeteltu ei ole opeteltu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. opettelin en opetellut 1st sing. olin opetellut en ollut opetellut
2nd sing. opettelit et opetellut 2nd sing. olit opetellut et ollut opetellut
3rd sing. opetteli ei opetellut 3rd sing. oli opetellut ei ollut opetellut
1st plur. opettelimme emme opetelleet 1st plur. olimme opetelleet emme olleet opetelleet
2nd plur. opettelitte ette opetelleet 2nd plur. olitte opetelleet ette olleet opetelleet
3rd plur. opettelivat eivät opetelleet 3rd plur. olivat opetelleet eivät olleet opetelleet
passive opeteltiin ei opeteltu passive oli opeteltu ei ollut opeteltu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. opettelisin en opettelisi 1st sing. olisin opetellut en olisi opetellut
2nd sing. opettelisit et opettelisi 2nd sing. olisit opetellut et olisi opetellut
3rd sing. opettelisi ei opettelisi 3rd sing. olisi opetellut ei olisi opetellut
1st plur. opettelisimme emme opettelisi 1st plur. olisimme opetelleet emme olisi opetelleet
2nd plur. opettelisitte ette opettelisi 2nd plur. olisitte opetelleet ette olisi opetelleet
3rd plur. opettelisivat eivät opettelisi 3rd plur. olisivat opetelleet eivät olisi opetelleet
passive opeteltaisiin ei opeteltaisi passive olisi opeteltu ei olisi opeteltu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. opettele älä opettele 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. opetelkoon älköön opetelko 3rd sing. olkoon opetellut älköön olko opetellut
1st plur. opetelkaamme älkäämme opetelko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. opetelkaa älkää opetelko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. opetelkoot älkööt opetelko 3rd plur. olkoot opetelleet älkööt olko opetelleet
passive opeteltakoon älköön opeteltako passive olkoon opeteltu älköön olko opeteltu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. opetellen en opetelle 1st sing. lienen opetellut en liene opetellut
2nd sing. opetellet et opetelle 2nd sing. lienet opetellut et liene opetellut
3rd sing. opetellee ei opetelle 3rd sing. lienee opetellut ei liene opetellut
1st plur. opetellemme emme opetelle 1st plur. lienemme opetelleet emme liene opetelleet
2nd plur. opetellette ette opetelle 2nd plur. lienette opetelleet ette liene opetelleet
3rd plur. opetellevat eivät opetelle 3rd plur. lienevät opetelleet eivät liene opetelleet
passive opeteltaneen ei opeteltane passive lienee opeteltu ei liene opeteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st opetella present opetteleva opeteltava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st opetellakseni opetellaksemme
2nd opetellaksesi opetellaksenne
3rd opetellakseen
opetellaksensa
past opetellut opeteltu
2nd inessive2 opetellessa opeteltaessa agent4 opettelema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st opetellessani opetellessamme
2nd opetellessasi opetellessanne
3rd opetellessaan
opetellessansa
negative opettelematon
instructive opetellen —
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 opettelemassa —
elative opettelemasta —
illative opettelemaan —
adessive opettelemalla —
abessive opettelematta —
instructive opetteleman opeteltaman
4th3 verbal noun opetteleminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st opettelemaisillani opettelemaisillamme
2nd opettelemaisillasi opettelemaisillanne
3rd opettelemaisillaan
opettelemaisillansa

Derived terms

Further reading

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