valvottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

valvoa +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

Verb

valvottaa

  1. (transitive, causative) To keep awake.
    Katutyöt valvottivat minua koko yön.
    The street works kept me awake all night.

Conjugation

Inflection of valvottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. valvotan en valvota 1st sing. olen valvottanut en ole valvottanut
2nd sing. valvotat et valvota 2nd sing. olet valvottanut et ole valvottanut
3rd sing. valvottaa ei valvota 3rd sing. on valvottanut ei ole valvottanut
1st plur. valvotamme emme valvota 1st plur. olemme valvottaneet emme ole valvottaneet
2nd plur. valvotatte ette valvota 2nd plur. olette valvottaneet ette ole valvottaneet
3rd plur. valvottavat eivät valvota 3rd plur. ovat valvottaneet eivät ole valvottaneet
passive valvotetaan ei valvoteta passive on valvotettu ei ole valvotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. valvotin en valvottanut 1st sing. olin valvottanut en ollut valvottanut
2nd sing. valvotit et valvottanut 2nd sing. olit valvottanut et ollut valvottanut
3rd sing. valvotti ei valvottanut 3rd sing. oli valvottanut ei ollut valvottanut
1st plur. valvotimme emme valvottaneet 1st plur. olimme valvottaneet emme olleet valvottaneet
2nd plur. valvotitte ette valvottaneet 2nd plur. olitte valvottaneet ette olleet valvottaneet
3rd plur. valvottivat eivät valvottaneet 3rd plur. olivat valvottaneet eivät olleet valvottaneet
passive valvotettiin ei valvotettu passive oli valvotettu ei ollut valvotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. valvottaisin en valvottaisi 1st sing. olisin valvottanut en olisi valvottanut
2nd sing. valvottaisit et valvottaisi 2nd sing. olisit valvottanut et olisi valvottanut
3rd sing. valvottaisi ei valvottaisi 3rd sing. olisi valvottanut ei olisi valvottanut
1st plur. valvottaisimme emme valvottaisi 1st plur. olisimme valvottaneet emme olisi valvottaneet
2nd plur. valvottaisitte ette valvottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte valvottaneet ette olisi valvottaneet
3rd plur. valvottaisivat eivät valvottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat valvottaneet eivät olisi valvottaneet
passive valvotettaisiin ei valvotettaisi passive olisi valvotettu ei olisi valvotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. valvota älä valvota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. valvottakoon älköön valvottako 3rd sing. olkoon valvottanut älköön olko valvottanut
1st plur. valvottakaamme älkäämme valvottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. valvottakaa älkää valvottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. valvottakoot älkööt valvottako 3rd plur. olkoot valvottaneet älkööt olko valvottaneet
passive valvotettakoon älköön valvotettako passive olkoon valvotettu älköön olko valvotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. valvottanen en valvottane 1st sing. lienen valvottanut en liene valvottanut
2nd sing. valvottanet et valvottane 2nd sing. lienet valvottanut et liene valvottanut
3rd sing. valvottanee ei valvottane 3rd sing. lienee valvottanut ei liene valvottanut
1st plur. valvottanemme emme valvottane 1st plur. lienemme valvottaneet emme liene valvottaneet
2nd plur. valvottanette ette valvottane 2nd plur. lienette valvottaneet ette liene valvottaneet
3rd plur. valvottanevat eivät valvottane 3rd plur. lienevät valvottaneet eivät liene valvottaneet
passive valvotettaneen ei valvotettane passive lienee valvotettu ei liene valvotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st valvottaa present valvottava valvotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st valvottaakseni valvottaaksemme
2nd valvottaaksesi valvottaaksenne
3rd valvottaakseen
valvottaaksensa
past valvottanut valvotettu
2nd inessive2 valvottaessa valvotettaessa agent4 valvottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st valvottaessani valvottaessamme
2nd valvottaessasi valvottaessanne
3rd valvottaessaan
valvottaessansa
negative valvottamaton
instructive valvottaen —
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 valvottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive valvottamassa —
elative valvottamasta —
illative valvottamaan —
adessive valvottamalla —
abessive valvottamatta —
instructive valvottaman valvotettaman
4th3 verbal noun valvottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st valvottamaisillani valvottamaisillamme
2nd valvottamaisillasi valvottamaisillanne
3rd valvottamaisillaan
valvottamaisillansa

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