antaa

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[edit] Finnish

(index an)

[edit] Etymology

  • From the same Finno-Ugric root *amta as Estonian and and Hungarian ad.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: an‧taa
  • Rhymes: kantaa
  • IPA: /ˈɑntɑː(ʔ)/

[edit] Verb

antaa

  1. (transitive) To give; to allow; to present, donate; to issue.
    Annan sinulle tämän.
    I give you this.
  2. (transitive + genitive + infinitive) To let, allow, permit.
    Anna hänen mennä.
    Let him go.
  3. (transitive) To distribute, hand/pass out.
  4. (transitive) To grant, confer.
  5. (colloquial) To consent to have sex (with = allative).

[edit] Usage notes

  • (to consent to have sex) This usage means very often that the person consenting to have sex is the submissive party, not necessarily enjoying the activity that much.

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation of antaa (type kaivaa)
indicative
present perfect
positive negative positive negative
person singular plural singular plural person singular plural singular plural
1st annan annamme en anna emme anna 1st olen antanut olemme antaneet en ole antanut emme ole antaneet
2nd annat annatte et anna ette anna 2nd olet antanut olette antaneet et ole antanut ette ole antaneet
3rd antaa antavat ei anna eivät anna 3rd on antanut ovat antaneet ei ole antanut eivät ole antaneet
passive annetaan ei anneta passive on annettu ei ole annettu
past pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
person singular plural singular plural person singular plural singular plural
1st annoin annoimme en antanut emme antaneet 1st olin antanut olimme antaneet en ollut antanut emme olleet antaneet
2nd annoit annoitte et antanut ette antaneet 2nd olit antanut olitte antaneet et ollut antanut ette olleet antaneet
3rd antoi antoivat ei antanut eivät antaneet 3rd oli antanut olivat antaneet ei ollut antanut eivät olleet antaneet
passive annettiin ei annettu passive oli annettu ei ollut annettu
conditional
present perfect
positive negative positive negative
person singular plural singular plural person singular plural singular plural
1st antaisin antaisimme en antaisi emme antaisi 1st olisin antanut olisimme antaneet en olisi antanut emme olisi antaneet
2nd antaisit antaisitte et antaisi ette antaisi 2nd olisit antanut olisitte antaneet et olisi antanut ette olisi antaneet
3rd antaisi antaisivat ei antaisi eivät antaisi 3rd olisi antanut olisivat antaneet ei olisi antanut eivät olisi antaneet
passive annettaisiin ei annettaisi passive olisi annettu ei olisi annettu
imperative
present perfect
positive negative positive negative
person singular plural singular plural person singular plural singular plural
1st – antakaamme – älkäämme antako 1st – olkaamme antaneet – älkäämme olko antaneet
2nd anna antakaa älä anna älkää antako 2nd ole antanut olkaa antaneet älä ole antanut älkää olko antaneet
3rd antakoon antakoot älköön antako älkööt antako 3rd olkoon antanut olkoot antaneet älköön olko antanut älkööt olko antaneet
passive annettakoon älköön annettako passive olkoon annettu älköön olko annettu
potential
present perfect
positive negative positive negative
person singular plural singular plural person singular plural singular plural
1st antanen antanemme en antane emme antane 1st lienen antanut lienemme antaneet en liene antanut emme liene antaneet
2nd antanet antanette et antane ette antane 2nd lienet antanut lienette antaneet et liene antanut ette liene antaneet
3rd antanee antanevat ei antane eivät antane 3rd lienee antanut lienevät antaneet ei liene antanut eivät liene antaneet
passive annettaneen ei annettane passive lienee annettu ei liene annettu


Nominal forms
infinitive participle
active passive active passive
I antaa present antava annettava
long I antaakseen2 past antanut annettu
II inessive antaessa1 annettaessa agent antama1, 3
instructive antaen – negative antamaton
III inessive antamassa – 1) Usually with a possessive suffix.

2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural.
3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix.
elative antamasta –
illative antamaan –
adessive antamalla –
abessive antamatta –
instructive antaman annettaman
IV nominative antaminen
partitive antamista
V antamaisillaan2

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[edit] Verb

antaa

  1. Third-person singular indicative present form of antaa.
    Hän antaa minulle omenan.
    S/he gives me an apple.
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