vaeltaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vajëltadak (compare Karelian vajeltua, Votic vajõlta, Võro vaeldama), probably derived from *vajëh (from which vaihtaa (to change) was also derived; thus this word may have originally meant "to change" as well, shifting > "to change one's location" > "to wander, roam"). In dialects, the form vajeltaa may also be found.

Pronunciation

Verb

vaeltaa

  1. (intransitive) to wander, roam, travel, trek, ramble; to hike
  2. (intransitive, of nations, animals) to migrate

Conjugation

Inflection of vaeltaa (Kotus type 54*I/huutaa, lt-ll gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vaellan en vaella 1st sing. olen vaeltanut en ole vaeltanut
2nd sing. vaellat et vaella 2nd sing. olet vaeltanut et ole vaeltanut
3rd sing. vaeltaa ei vaella 3rd sing. on vaeltanut ei ole vaeltanut
1st plur. vaellamme emme vaella 1st plur. olemme vaeltaneet emme ole vaeltaneet
2nd plur. vaellatte ette vaella 2nd plur. olette vaeltaneet ette ole vaeltaneet
3rd plur. vaeltavat eivät vaella 3rd plur. ovat vaeltaneet eivät ole vaeltaneet
passive vaelletaan ei vaelleta passive on vaellettu ei ole vaellettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vaelsin en vaeltanut 1st sing. olin vaeltanut en ollut vaeltanut
2nd sing. vaelsit et vaeltanut 2nd sing. olit vaeltanut et ollut vaeltanut
3rd sing. vaelsi ei vaeltanut 3rd sing. oli vaeltanut ei ollut vaeltanut
1st plur. vaelsimme emme vaeltaneet 1st plur. olimme vaeltaneet emme olleet vaeltaneet
2nd plur. vaelsitte ette vaeltaneet 2nd plur. olitte vaeltaneet ette olleet vaeltaneet
3rd plur. vaelsivat eivät vaeltaneet 3rd plur. olivat vaeltaneet eivät olleet vaeltaneet
passive vaellettiin ei vaellettu passive oli vaellettu ei ollut vaellettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vaeltaisin en vaeltaisi 1st sing. olisin vaeltanut en olisi vaeltanut
2nd sing. vaeltaisit et vaeltaisi 2nd sing. olisit vaeltanut et olisi vaeltanut
3rd sing. vaeltaisi ei vaeltaisi 3rd sing. olisi vaeltanut ei olisi vaeltanut
1st plur. vaeltaisimme emme vaeltaisi 1st plur. olisimme vaeltaneet emme olisi vaeltaneet
2nd plur. vaeltaisitte ette vaeltaisi 2nd plur. olisitte vaeltaneet ette olisi vaeltaneet
3rd plur. vaeltaisivat eivät vaeltaisi 3rd plur. olisivat vaeltaneet eivät olisi vaeltaneet
passive vaellettaisiin ei vaellettaisi passive olisi vaellettu ei olisi vaellettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. vaella älä vaella 2nd sing.
3rd sing. vaeltakoon älköön vaeltako 3rd sing. olkoon vaeltanut älköön olko vaeltanut
1st plur. vaeltakaamme älkäämme vaeltako 1st plur.
2nd plur. vaeltakaa älkää vaeltako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. vaeltakoot älkööt vaeltako 3rd plur. olkoot vaeltaneet älkööt olko vaeltaneet
passive vaellettakoon älköön vaellettako passive olkoon vaellettu älköön olko vaellettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vaeltanen en vaeltane 1st sing. lienen vaeltanut en liene vaeltanut
2nd sing. vaeltanet et vaeltane 2nd sing. lienet vaeltanut et liene vaeltanut
3rd sing. vaeltanee ei vaeltane 3rd sing. lienee vaeltanut ei liene vaeltanut
1st plur. vaeltanemme emme vaeltane 1st plur. lienemme vaeltaneet emme liene vaeltaneet
2nd plur. vaeltanette ette vaeltane 2nd plur. lienette vaeltaneet ette liene vaeltaneet
3rd plur. vaeltanevat eivät vaeltane 3rd plur. lienevät vaeltaneet eivät liene vaeltaneet
passive vaellettaneen ei vaellettane passive lienee vaellettu ei liene vaellettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st vaeltaa present vaeltava vaellettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vaeltaakseni vaeltaaksemme
2nd vaeltaaksesi vaeltaaksenne
3rd vaeltaakseen
vaeltaaksensa
past vaeltanut vaellettu
2nd inessive2 vaeltaessa vaellettaessa agent3 vaeltama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vaeltaessani vaeltaessamme
2nd vaeltaessasi vaeltaessanne
3rd vaeltaessaan
vaeltaessansa
negative vaeltamaton
instructive vaeltaen 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
* The third-person singular indicative form vaeltaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive vaeltamassa
elative vaeltamasta
illative vaeltamaan
adessive vaeltamalla
abessive vaeltamatta
instructive vaeltaman vaellettaman
4th4 verbal noun vaeltaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vaeltamaisillani vaeltamaisillamme
2nd vaeltamaisillasi vaeltamaisillanne
3rd vaeltamaisillaan
vaeltamaisillansa

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