retostaa

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Finnish

Etymology

reto- +‎ -staa, same root as retuuttaa

Pronunciation

Verb

retostaa (colloquial)

  1. to boast
  2. to scrape by

Conjugation

Inflection of retostaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. retostan en retosta 1st sing. olen retostanut en ole retostanut
2nd sing. retostat et retosta 2nd sing. olet retostanut et ole retostanut
3rd sing. retostaa ei retosta 3rd sing. on retostanut ei ole retostanut
1st plur. retostamme emme retosta 1st plur. olemme retostaneet emme ole retostaneet
2nd plur. retostatte ette retosta 2nd plur. olette retostaneet ette ole retostaneet
3rd plur. retostavat eivät retosta 3rd plur. ovat retostaneet eivät ole retostaneet
passive retostetaan ei retosteta passive on retostettu ei ole retostettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. retostin en retostanut 1st sing. olin retostanut en ollut retostanut
2nd sing. retostit et retostanut 2nd sing. olit retostanut et ollut retostanut
3rd sing. retosti ei retostanut 3rd sing. oli retostanut ei ollut retostanut
1st plur. retostimme emme retostaneet 1st plur. olimme retostaneet emme olleet retostaneet
2nd plur. retostitte ette retostaneet 2nd plur. olitte retostaneet ette olleet retostaneet
3rd plur. retostivat eivät retostaneet 3rd plur. olivat retostaneet eivät olleet retostaneet
passive retostettiin ei retostettu passive oli retostettu ei ollut retostettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. retostaisin en retostaisi 1st sing. olisin retostanut en olisi retostanut
2nd sing. retostaisit et retostaisi 2nd sing. olisit retostanut et olisi retostanut
3rd sing. retostaisi ei retostaisi 3rd sing. olisi retostanut ei olisi retostanut
1st plur. retostaisimme emme retostaisi 1st plur. olisimme retostaneet emme olisi retostaneet
2nd plur. retostaisitte ette retostaisi 2nd plur. olisitte retostaneet ette olisi retostaneet
3rd plur. retostaisivat eivät retostaisi 3rd plur. olisivat retostaneet eivät olisi retostaneet
passive retostettaisiin ei retostettaisi passive olisi retostettu ei olisi retostettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. retosta älä retosta 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. retostakoon älköön retostako 3rd sing. olkoon retostanut älköön olko retostanut
1st plur. retostakaamme älkäämme retostako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. retostakaa älkää retostako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. retostakoot älkööt retostako 3rd plur. olkoot retostaneet älkööt olko retostaneet
passive retostettakoon älköön retostettako passive olkoon retostettu älköön olko retostettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. retostanen en retostane 1st sing. lienen retostanut en liene retostanut
2nd sing. retostanet et retostane 2nd sing. lienet retostanut et liene retostanut
3rd sing. retostanee ei retostane 3rd sing. lienee retostanut ei liene retostanut
1st plur. retostanemme emme retostane 1st plur. lienemme retostaneet emme liene retostaneet
2nd plur. retostanette ette retostane 2nd plur. lienette retostaneet ette liene retostaneet
3rd plur. retostanevat eivät retostane 3rd plur. lienevät retostaneet eivät liene retostaneet
passive retostettaneen ei retostettane passive lienee retostettu ei liene retostettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st retostaa present retostava retostettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st retostaakseni retostaaksemme
2nd retostaaksesi retostaaksenne
3rd retostaakseen
retostaaksensa
past retostanut retostettu
2nd inessive2 retostaessa retostettaessa agent4 retostama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st retostaessani retostaessamme
2nd retostaessasi retostaessanne
3rd retostaessaan
retostaessansa
negative retostamaton
instructive retostaen —
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 retostaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive retostamassa —
elative retostamasta —
illative retostamaan —
adessive retostamalla —
abessive retostamatta —
instructive retostaman retostettaman
4th3 verbal noun retostaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st retostamaisillani retostamaisillamme
2nd retostamaisillasi retostamaisillanne
3rd retostamaisillaan
retostamaisillansa

Derived terms

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