pelottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From pelko +‎ -ttaa.

Pronunciation

Verb

pelottaa

  1. (impersonal + partitive) to be afraid, to be scared
    Minua pelottaa.
    I am afraid.
    Minua pelottaa ryömiä ahtaissa paikoissa.
    I'm afraid of crawling in tight spaces.
  2. (transitive) to scare, frighten, intimidate, cow
    Hän pelottaa minua.
    She frightens me.
    Huijareita ei laki pelota.
    Con artists are not cowed by the law.
    Kissa pelotti linnut tiehensä.
    The cat scared the birds away.

Usage notes

  • The difference between the verbs pelätä, pelotella and pelottaa:
    • pelätä refers to the feelings of the person who is afraid:
      Norsut pelkäävät hiiriä.
      Elephants are afraid of mice.
    • pelotella refers to the activity of making others afraid:
      Hiiret pelottelevat norsuja.
      The mice are making the elephants afraid.
    • pelottaa may mean either of the two, depending on the case of the object:
      Hiiret pelottavat norsuja.
      Elephants are afraid of mice.
      Hiiri pelotti norsun tiehensä.
      The mouse scared the elephant away.

Conjugation

Inflection of pelottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pelotan en pelota 1st sing. olen pelottanut en ole pelottanut
2nd sing. pelotat et pelota 2nd sing. olet pelottanut et ole pelottanut
3rd sing. pelottaa ei pelota 3rd sing. on pelottanut ei ole pelottanut
1st plur. pelotamme emme pelota 1st plur. olemme pelottaneet emme ole pelottaneet
2nd plur. pelotatte ette pelota 2nd plur. olette pelottaneet ette ole pelottaneet
3rd plur. pelottavat eivät pelota 3rd plur. ovat pelottaneet eivät ole pelottaneet
passive pelotetaan ei peloteta passive on pelotettu ei ole pelotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pelotin en pelottanut 1st sing. olin pelottanut en ollut pelottanut
2nd sing. pelotit et pelottanut 2nd sing. olit pelottanut et ollut pelottanut
3rd sing. pelotti ei pelottanut 3rd sing. oli pelottanut ei ollut pelottanut
1st plur. pelotimme emme pelottaneet 1st plur. olimme pelottaneet emme olleet pelottaneet
2nd plur. pelotitte ette pelottaneet 2nd plur. olitte pelottaneet ette olleet pelottaneet
3rd plur. pelottivat eivät pelottaneet 3rd plur. olivat pelottaneet eivät olleet pelottaneet
passive pelotettiin ei pelotettu passive oli pelotettu ei ollut pelotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pelottaisin en pelottaisi 1st sing. olisin pelottanut en olisi pelottanut
2nd sing. pelottaisit et pelottaisi 2nd sing. olisit pelottanut et olisi pelottanut
3rd sing. pelottaisi ei pelottaisi 3rd sing. olisi pelottanut ei olisi pelottanut
1st plur. pelottaisimme emme pelottaisi 1st plur. olisimme pelottaneet emme olisi pelottaneet
2nd plur. pelottaisitte ette pelottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte pelottaneet ette olisi pelottaneet
3rd plur. pelottaisivat eivät pelottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat pelottaneet eivät olisi pelottaneet
passive pelotettaisiin ei pelotettaisi passive olisi pelotettu ei olisi pelotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. pelota älä pelota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. pelottakoon älköön pelottako 3rd sing. olkoon pelottanut älköön olko pelottanut
1st plur. pelottakaamme älkäämme pelottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. pelottakaa älkää pelottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. pelottakoot älkööt pelottako 3rd plur. olkoot pelottaneet älkööt olko pelottaneet
passive pelotettakoon älköön pelotettako passive olkoon pelotettu älköön olko pelotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pelottanen en pelottane 1st sing. lienen pelottanut en liene pelottanut
2nd sing. pelottanet et pelottane 2nd sing. lienet pelottanut et liene pelottanut
3rd sing. pelottanee ei pelottane 3rd sing. lienee pelottanut ei liene pelottanut
1st plur. pelottanemme emme pelottane 1st plur. lienemme pelottaneet emme liene pelottaneet
2nd plur. pelottanette ette pelottane 2nd plur. lienette pelottaneet ette liene pelottaneet
3rd plur. pelottanevat eivät pelottane 3rd plur. lienevät pelottaneet eivät liene pelottaneet
passive pelotettaneen ei pelotettane passive lienee pelotettu ei liene pelotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st pelottaa present pelottava pelotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pelottaakseni pelottaaksemme
2nd pelottaaksesi pelottaaksenne
3rd pelottaakseen
pelottaaksensa
past pelottanut pelotettu
2nd inessive2 pelottaessa pelotettaessa agent4 pelottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pelottaessani pelottaessamme
2nd pelottaessasi pelottaessanne
3rd pelottaessaan
pelottaessansa
negative pelottamaton
instructive pelottaen —
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 pelottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive pelottamassa —
elative pelottamasta —
illative pelottamaan —
adessive pelottamalla —
abessive pelottamatta —
instructive pelottaman pelotettaman
4th3 verbal noun pelottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pelottamaisillani pelottamaisillamme
2nd pelottamaisillasi pelottamaisillanne
3rd pelottamaisillaan
pelottamaisillansa

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