ampaista

Finnish

Etymology

From amp (“to shoot”) +‎ -aista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmpɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝mpɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpɑistɑ
• Syllabification^(key): am‧pais‧ta

Verb

ampaista

1. To shoot, to soar (to move very quickly and suddenly).

   Alkuviipeen jälkeen koeryhmän tulokset ampaisivat neljännellä viikolla kontrolliryhmän tulosten ohi.

   After an initial lag, the experimental group's scores shot past the control group's scores in the fourth week.

Conjugation

Inflection of ampaista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ampaisen	en ampaise	1st sing.	olen ampaissut	en ole ampaissut
2nd sing.		ampaiset	et ampaise	2nd sing.	olet ampaissut	et ole ampaissut
3rd sing.		ampaisee	ei ampaise	3rd sing.	on ampaissut	ei ole ampaissut
1st plur.		ampaisemme	emme ampaise	1st plur.	olemme ampaisseet	emme ole ampaisseet
2nd plur.		ampaisette	ette ampaise	2nd plur.	olette ampaisseet	ette ole ampaisseet
3rd plur.		ampaisevat	eivät ampaise	3rd plur.	ovat ampaisseet	eivät ole ampaisseet
passive		ampaistaan	ei ampaista	passive	on ampaistu	ei ole ampaistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ampaisin	en ampaissut	1st sing.	olin ampaissut	en ollut ampaissut
2nd sing.		ampaisit	et ampaissut	2nd sing.	olit ampaissut	et ollut ampaissut
3rd sing.		ampaisi	ei ampaissut	3rd sing.	oli ampaissut	ei ollut ampaissut
1st plur.		ampaisimme	emme ampaisseet	1st plur.	olimme ampaisseet	emme olleet ampaisseet
2nd plur.		ampaisitte	ette ampaisseet	2nd plur.	olitte ampaisseet	ette olleet ampaisseet
3rd plur.		ampaisivat	eivät ampaisseet	3rd plur.	olivat ampaisseet	eivät olleet ampaisseet
passive		ampaistiin	ei ampaistu	passive	oli ampaistu	ei ollut ampaistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ampaisisin	en ampaisisi	1st sing.	olisin ampaissut	en olisi ampaissut
2nd sing.		ampaisisit	et ampaisisi	2nd sing.	olisit ampaissut	et olisi ampaissut
3rd sing.		ampaisisi	ei ampaisisi	3rd sing.	olisi ampaissut	ei olisi ampaissut
1st plur.		ampaisisimme	emme ampaisisi	1st plur.	olisimme ampaisseet	emme olisi ampaisseet
2nd plur.		ampaisisitte	ette ampaisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ampaisseet	ette olisi ampaisseet
3rd plur.		ampaisisivat	eivät ampaisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ampaisseet	eivät olisi ampaisseet
passive		ampaistaisiin	ei ampaistaisi	passive	olisi ampaistu	ei olisi ampaistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		ampaise	älä ampaise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		ampaiskoon	älköön ampaisko	3rd sing.	olkoon ampaissut	älköön olko ampaissut
1st plur.		ampaiskaamme	älkäämme ampaisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		ampaiskaa	älkää ampaisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		ampaiskoot	älkööt ampaisko	3rd plur.	olkoot ampaisseet	älkööt olko ampaisseet
passive		ampaistakoon	älköön ampaistako	passive	olkoon ampaistu	älköön olko ampaistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ampaissen	en ampaisse	1st sing.	lienen ampaissut	en liene ampaissut
2nd sing.		ampaisset	et ampaisse	2nd sing.	lienet ampaissut	et liene ampaissut
3rd sing.		ampaissee	ei ampaisse	3rd sing.	lienee ampaissut	ei liene ampaissut
1st plur.		ampaissemme	emme ampaisse	1st plur.	lienemme ampaisseet	emme liene ampaisseet
2nd plur.		ampaissette	ette ampaisse	2nd plur.	lienette ampaisseet	ette liene ampaisseet
3rd plur.		ampaissevat	eivät ampaisse	3rd plur.	lienevät ampaisseet	eivät liene ampaisseet
passive		ampaistaneen	ei ampaistane	passive	lienee ampaistu	ei liene ampaistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		ampaista		present	ampaiseva	ampaistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ampaistakseni ampaistaksemme 2nd ampaistaksesi ampaistaksenne 3rd ampaistakseen ampaistaksensa		past	ampaissut	ampaistu
2nd	inessive2	ampaistessa	ampaistaessa	agent3	ampaisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ampaistessani ampaistessamme 2nd ampaistessasi ampaistessanne 3rd ampaistessaan ampaistessansa		negative	ampaisematon
	instructive	ampaisten	—	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).
3rd	inessive	ampaisemassa	—
	elative	ampaisemasta	—
	illative	ampaisemaan	—
	adessive	ampaisemalla	—
	abessive	ampaisematta	—
	instructive	ampaiseman	ampaistaman
4th4	verbal noun	ampaiseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ampaisemaisillani ampaisemaisillamme 2nd ampaisemaisillasi ampaisemaisillanne 3rd ampaisemaisillaan ampaisemaisillansa

Further reading

• “ampaista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02