soveltaa

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From sopia +‎ -eltaa or sopa +‎ -eltaa.

Pronunciation

Verb

soveltaa

  1. to apply (to make use of)
    soveltaa teoriaa ongelmaan ― to apply a theory to a problem
  2. to apply (to pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group)
    Sitä sääntöä sovelletaan vain ulkomaalaisiin.
    That rule only applies to foreigners.
Conjugation
Inflection of soveltaa (Kotus type 54*I/huutaa, lt-ll gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sovellan en sovella 1st sing. olen soveltanut en ole soveltanut
2nd sing. sovellat et sovella 2nd sing. olet soveltanut et ole soveltanut
3rd sing. soveltaa ei sovella 3rd sing. on soveltanut ei ole soveltanut
1st plur. sovellamme emme sovella 1st plur. olemme soveltaneet emme ole soveltaneet
2nd plur. sovellatte ette sovella 2nd plur. olette soveltaneet ette ole soveltaneet
3rd plur. soveltavat eivät sovella 3rd plur. ovat soveltaneet eivät ole soveltaneet
passive sovelletaan ei sovelleta passive on sovellettu ei ole sovellettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sovelsin en soveltanut 1st sing. olin soveltanut en ollut soveltanut
2nd sing. sovelsit et soveltanut 2nd sing. olit soveltanut et ollut soveltanut
3rd sing. sovelsi ei soveltanut 3rd sing. oli soveltanut ei ollut soveltanut
1st plur. sovelsimme emme soveltaneet 1st plur. olimme soveltaneet emme olleet soveltaneet
2nd plur. sovelsitte ette soveltaneet 2nd plur. olitte soveltaneet ette olleet soveltaneet
3rd plur. sovelsivat eivät soveltaneet 3rd plur. olivat soveltaneet eivät olleet soveltaneet
passive sovellettiin ei sovellettu passive oli sovellettu ei ollut sovellettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. soveltaisin en soveltaisi 1st sing. olisin soveltanut en olisi soveltanut
2nd sing. soveltaisit et soveltaisi 2nd sing. olisit soveltanut et olisi soveltanut
3rd sing. soveltaisi ei soveltaisi 3rd sing. olisi soveltanut ei olisi soveltanut
1st plur. soveltaisimme emme soveltaisi 1st plur. olisimme soveltaneet emme olisi soveltaneet
2nd plur. soveltaisitte ette soveltaisi 2nd plur. olisitte soveltaneet ette olisi soveltaneet
3rd plur. soveltaisivat eivät soveltaisi 3rd plur. olisivat soveltaneet eivät olisi soveltaneet
passive sovellettaisiin ei sovellettaisi passive olisi sovellettu ei olisi sovellettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. sovella älä sovella 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. soveltakoon älköön soveltako 3rd sing. olkoon soveltanut älköön olko soveltanut
1st plur. soveltakaamme älkäämme soveltako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. soveltakaa älkää soveltako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. soveltakoot älkööt soveltako 3rd plur. olkoot soveltaneet älkööt olko soveltaneet
passive sovellettakoon älköön sovellettako passive olkoon sovellettu älköön olko sovellettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. soveltanen en soveltane 1st sing. lienen soveltanut en liene soveltanut
2nd sing. soveltanet et soveltane 2nd sing. lienet soveltanut et liene soveltanut
3rd sing. soveltanee ei soveltane 3rd sing. lienee soveltanut ei liene soveltanut
1st plur. soveltanemme emme soveltane 1st plur. lienemme soveltaneet emme liene soveltaneet
2nd plur. soveltanette ette soveltane 2nd plur. lienette soveltaneet ette liene soveltaneet
3rd plur. soveltanevat eivät soveltane 3rd plur. lienevät soveltaneet eivät liene soveltaneet
passive sovellettaneen ei sovellettane passive lienee sovellettu ei liene sovellettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st soveltaa present soveltava sovellettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st soveltaakseni soveltaaksemme
2nd soveltaaksesi soveltaaksenne
3rd soveltaakseen
soveltaaksensa
past soveltanut sovellettu
2nd inessive2 soveltaessa sovellettaessa agent4 soveltama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st soveltaessani soveltaessamme
2nd soveltaessasi soveltaessanne
3rd soveltaessaan
soveltaessansa
negative soveltamaton
instructive soveltaen —
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 soveltaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive soveltamassa —
elative soveltamasta —
illative soveltamaan —
adessive soveltamalla —
abessive soveltamatta —
instructive soveltaman sovellettaman
4th3 verbal noun soveltaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st soveltamaisillani soveltamaisillamme
2nd soveltamaisillasi soveltamaisillanne
3rd soveltamaisillaan
soveltamaisillansa
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

soveltaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of soveltaa

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