supistaa

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Etymology

suppea (“limited”) +‎ -istaa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

Verb

supistaa

  1. (transitive) to reduce
  2. (transitive) to abridge
  3. (transitive, mathematics) to cancel, reduce (remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction)
    Antonym: laventaa

Conjugation

Inflection of supistaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. supistan en supista 1st sing. olen supistanut en ole supistanut
2nd sing. supistat et supista 2nd sing. olet supistanut et ole supistanut
3rd sing. supistaa ei supista 3rd sing. on supistanut ei ole supistanut
1st plur. supistamme emme supista 1st plur. olemme supistaneet emme ole supistaneet
2nd plur. supistatte ette supista 2nd plur. olette supistaneet ette ole supistaneet
3rd plur. supistavat eivät supista 3rd plur. ovat supistaneet eivät ole supistaneet
passive supistetaan ei supisteta passive on supistettu ei ole supistettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. supistin en supistanut 1st sing. olin supistanut en ollut supistanut
2nd sing. supistit et supistanut 2nd sing. olit supistanut et ollut supistanut
3rd sing. supisti ei supistanut 3rd sing. oli supistanut ei ollut supistanut
1st plur. supistimme emme supistaneet 1st plur. olimme supistaneet emme olleet supistaneet
2nd plur. supistitte ette supistaneet 2nd plur. olitte supistaneet ette olleet supistaneet
3rd plur. supistivat eivät supistaneet 3rd plur. olivat supistaneet eivät olleet supistaneet
passive supistettiin ei supistettu passive oli supistettu ei ollut supistettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. supistaisin en supistaisi 1st sing. olisin supistanut en olisi supistanut
2nd sing. supistaisit et supistaisi 2nd sing. olisit supistanut et olisi supistanut
3rd sing. supistaisi ei supistaisi 3rd sing. olisi supistanut ei olisi supistanut
1st plur. supistaisimme emme supistaisi 1st plur. olisimme supistaneet emme olisi supistaneet
2nd plur. supistaisitte ette supistaisi 2nd plur. olisitte supistaneet ette olisi supistaneet
3rd plur. supistaisivat eivät supistaisi 3rd plur. olisivat supistaneet eivät olisi supistaneet
passive supistettaisiin ei supistettaisi passive olisi supistettu ei olisi supistettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. supista älä supista 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. supistakoon älköön supistako 3rd sing. olkoon supistanut älköön olko supistanut
1st plur. supistakaamme älkäämme supistako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. supistakaa älkää supistako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. supistakoot älkööt supistako 3rd plur. olkoot supistaneet älkööt olko supistaneet
passive supistettakoon älköön supistettako passive olkoon supistettu älköön olko supistettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. supistanen en supistane 1st sing. lienen supistanut en liene supistanut
2nd sing. supistanet et supistane 2nd sing. lienet supistanut et liene supistanut
3rd sing. supistanee ei supistane 3rd sing. lienee supistanut ei liene supistanut
1st plur. supistanemme emme supistane 1st plur. lienemme supistaneet emme liene supistaneet
2nd plur. supistanette ette supistane 2nd plur. lienette supistaneet ette liene supistaneet
3rd plur. supistanevat eivät supistane 3rd plur. lienevät supistaneet eivät liene supistaneet
passive supistettaneen ei supistettane passive lienee supistettu ei liene supistettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st supistaa present supistava supistettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st supistaakseni supistaaksemme
2nd supistaaksesi supistaaksenne
3rd supistaakseen
supistaaksensa
past supistanut supistettu
2nd inessive2 supistaessa supistettaessa agent4 supistama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st supistaessani supistaessamme
2nd supistaessasi supistaessanne
3rd supistaessaan
supistaessansa
negative supistamaton
instructive supistaen —
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 supistaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive supistamassa —
elative supistamasta —
illative supistamaan —
adessive supistamalla —
abessive supistamatta —
instructive supistaman supistettaman
4th3 verbal noun supistaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st supistamaisillani supistamaisillamme
2nd supistamaisillasi supistamaisillanne
3rd supistamaisillaan
supistamaisillansa

Derived terms

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