selostaa

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Finnish

Etymology

selko +‎ -staa

Pronunciation

Verb

selostaa

  1. To explicate, explain.
  2. To cover, commentate (in radio or TV).

Conjugation

Inflection of selostaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. selostan en selosta 1st sing. olen selostanut en ole selostanut
2nd sing. selostat et selosta 2nd sing. olet selostanut et ole selostanut
3rd sing. selostaa ei selosta 3rd sing. on selostanut ei ole selostanut
1st plur. selostamme emme selosta 1st plur. olemme selostaneet emme ole selostaneet
2nd plur. selostatte ette selosta 2nd plur. olette selostaneet ette ole selostaneet
3rd plur. selostavat eivät selosta 3rd plur. ovat selostaneet eivät ole selostaneet
passive selostetaan ei selosteta passive on selostettu ei ole selostettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. selostin en selostanut 1st sing. olin selostanut en ollut selostanut
2nd sing. selostit et selostanut 2nd sing. olit selostanut et ollut selostanut
3rd sing. selosti ei selostanut 3rd sing. oli selostanut ei ollut selostanut
1st plur. selostimme emme selostaneet 1st plur. olimme selostaneet emme olleet selostaneet
2nd plur. selostitte ette selostaneet 2nd plur. olitte selostaneet ette olleet selostaneet
3rd plur. selostivat eivät selostaneet 3rd plur. olivat selostaneet eivät olleet selostaneet
passive selostettiin ei selostettu passive oli selostettu ei ollut selostettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. selostaisin en selostaisi 1st sing. olisin selostanut en olisi selostanut
2nd sing. selostaisit et selostaisi 2nd sing. olisit selostanut et olisi selostanut
3rd sing. selostaisi ei selostaisi 3rd sing. olisi selostanut ei olisi selostanut
1st plur. selostaisimme emme selostaisi 1st plur. olisimme selostaneet emme olisi selostaneet
2nd plur. selostaisitte ette selostaisi 2nd plur. olisitte selostaneet ette olisi selostaneet
3rd plur. selostaisivat eivät selostaisi 3rd plur. olisivat selostaneet eivät olisi selostaneet
passive selostettaisiin ei selostettaisi passive olisi selostettu ei olisi selostettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. selosta älä selosta 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. selostakoon älköön selostako 3rd sing. olkoon selostanut älköön olko selostanut
1st plur. selostakaamme älkäämme selostako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. selostakaa älkää selostako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. selostakoot älkööt selostako 3rd plur. olkoot selostaneet älkööt olko selostaneet
passive selostettakoon älköön selostettako passive olkoon selostettu älköön olko selostettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. selostanen en selostane 1st sing. lienen selostanut en liene selostanut
2nd sing. selostanet et selostane 2nd sing. lienet selostanut et liene selostanut
3rd sing. selostanee ei selostane 3rd sing. lienee selostanut ei liene selostanut
1st plur. selostanemme emme selostane 1st plur. lienemme selostaneet emme liene selostaneet
2nd plur. selostanette ette selostane 2nd plur. lienette selostaneet ette liene selostaneet
3rd plur. selostanevat eivät selostane 3rd plur. lienevät selostaneet eivät liene selostaneet
passive selostettaneen ei selostettane passive lienee selostettu ei liene selostettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st selostaa present selostava selostettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st selostaakseni selostaaksemme
2nd selostaaksesi selostaaksenne
3rd selostaakseen
selostaaksensa
past selostanut selostettu
2nd inessive2 selostaessa selostettaessa agent4 selostama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st selostaessani selostaessamme
2nd selostaessasi selostaessanne
3rd selostaessaan
selostaessansa
negative selostamaton
instructive selostaen —
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 selostaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive selostamassa —
elative selostamasta —
illative selostamaan —
adessive selostamalla —
abessive selostamatta —
instructive selostaman selostettaman
4th3 verbal noun selostaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st selostamaisillani selostamaisillamme
2nd selostamaisillasi selostamaisillanne
3rd selostamaisillaan
selostamaisillansa

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