parantaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *parantadak, equivalent to parane- +‎ -taa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

Verb

parantaa

  1. (transitive) to improve, better
    Juoksija paransi ennätystään.
    The runner improved their record.
    Tuotteiden laatua on parannettu.
    The quality of the products has been improved.
    Sinun pitää parantaa tapasi!
    You need to improve your manners!
    Tämä on kirjan uusi, parannettu painos.
    This is the new, improved edition of the book.
    Nämä mausteet parantavat ruoan makua parhaiten.
    These spices enhance the flavour of the food best.
  2. (transitive) to heal, cure
    Voiko tämän taudin parantaa?
    Can this disease be cured?
    Tämä tauti on parannettavissa.
    This disease is curable.
    Lääkkeellä oli parantava vaikutus.
    The medicine had a healing effect.
    Aika parantaa haavat.
    Time heals all wounds.

Usage notes

  • (improve, better): Telic (accusative) when something is improved to a certain goal or target, otherwise atelic (partitive).

Conjugation

Inflection of parantaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. parannan en paranna 1st sing. olen parantanut en ole parantanut
2nd sing. parannat et paranna 2nd sing. olet parantanut et ole parantanut
3rd sing. parantaa ei paranna 3rd sing. on parantanut ei ole parantanut
1st plur. parannamme emme paranna 1st plur. olemme parantaneet emme ole parantaneet
2nd plur. parannatte ette paranna 2nd plur. olette parantaneet ette ole parantaneet
3rd plur. parantavat eivät paranna 3rd plur. ovat parantaneet eivät ole parantaneet
passive parannetaan ei paranneta passive on parannettu ei ole parannettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. paransin en parantanut 1st sing. olin parantanut en ollut parantanut
2nd sing. paransit et parantanut 2nd sing. olit parantanut et ollut parantanut
3rd sing. paransi ei parantanut 3rd sing. oli parantanut ei ollut parantanut
1st plur. paransimme emme parantaneet 1st plur. olimme parantaneet emme olleet parantaneet
2nd plur. paransitte ette parantaneet 2nd plur. olitte parantaneet ette olleet parantaneet
3rd plur. paransivat eivät parantaneet 3rd plur. olivat parantaneet eivät olleet parantaneet
passive parannettiin ei parannettu passive oli parannettu ei ollut parannettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. parantaisin en parantaisi 1st sing. olisin parantanut en olisi parantanut
2nd sing. parantaisit et parantaisi 2nd sing. olisit parantanut et olisi parantanut
3rd sing. parantaisi ei parantaisi 3rd sing. olisi parantanut ei olisi parantanut
1st plur. parantaisimme emme parantaisi 1st plur. olisimme parantaneet emme olisi parantaneet
2nd plur. parantaisitte ette parantaisi 2nd plur. olisitte parantaneet ette olisi parantaneet
3rd plur. parantaisivat eivät parantaisi 3rd plur. olisivat parantaneet eivät olisi parantaneet
passive parannettaisiin ei parannettaisi passive olisi parannettu ei olisi parannettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. paranna älä paranna 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. parantakoon älköön parantako 3rd sing. olkoon parantanut älköön olko parantanut
1st plur. parantakaamme älkäämme parantako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. parantakaa älkää parantako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. parantakoot älkööt parantako 3rd plur. olkoot parantaneet älkööt olko parantaneet
passive parannettakoon älköön parannettako passive olkoon parannettu älköön olko parannettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. parantanen en parantane 1st sing. lienen parantanut en liene parantanut
2nd sing. parantanet et parantane 2nd sing. lienet parantanut et liene parantanut
3rd sing. parantanee ei parantane 3rd sing. lienee parantanut ei liene parantanut
1st plur. parantanemme emme parantane 1st plur. lienemme parantaneet emme liene parantaneet
2nd plur. parantanette ette parantane 2nd plur. lienette parantaneet ette liene parantaneet
3rd plur. parantanevat eivät parantane 3rd plur. lienevät parantaneet eivät liene parantaneet
passive parannettaneen ei parannettane passive lienee parannettu ei liene parannettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st parantaa present parantava parannettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st parantaakseni parantaaksemme
2nd parantaaksesi parantaaksenne
3rd parantaakseen
parantaaksensa
past parantanut parannettu
2nd inessive2 parantaessa parannettaessa agent4 parantama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st parantaessani parantaessamme
2nd parantaessasi parantaessanne
3rd parantaessaan
parantaessansa
negative parantamaton
instructive parantaen —
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 parantaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive parantamassa —
elative parantamasta —
illative parantamaan —
adessive parantamalla —
abessive parantamatta —
instructive parantaman parannettaman
4th3 verbal noun parantaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st parantamaisillani parantamaisillamme
2nd parantamaisillasi parantamaisillanne
3rd parantamaisillaan
parantamaisillansa

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “to improve, better”): huonontaa

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