mittailla

Finnish

Etymology

mitata +‎ -illa (frequentative aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitːɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈmit̪ːɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -itːɑilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mit‧tail‧la

Verb

mittailla

1. (usually figurative, transitive) frequentative of mitata (“to measure, size up”): to pace

Conjugation

Inflection of mittailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mittailen	en mittaile	1st sing.	olen mittaillut	en ole mittaillut
2nd sing.		mittailet	et mittaile	2nd sing.	olet mittaillut	et ole mittaillut
3rd sing.		mittailee	ei mittaile	3rd sing.	on mittaillut	ei ole mittaillut
1st plur.		mittailemme	emme mittaile	1st plur.	olemme mittailleet	emme ole mittailleet
2nd plur.		mittailette	ette mittaile	2nd plur.	olette mittailleet	ette ole mittailleet
3rd plur.		mittailevat	eivät mittaile	3rd plur.	ovat mittailleet	eivät ole mittailleet
passive		mittaillaan	ei mittailla	passive	on mittailtu	ei ole mittailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mittailin	en mittaillut	1st sing.	olin mittaillut	en ollut mittaillut
2nd sing.		mittailit	et mittaillut	2nd sing.	olit mittaillut	et ollut mittaillut
3rd sing.		mittaili	ei mittaillut	3rd sing.	oli mittaillut	ei ollut mittaillut
1st plur.		mittailimme	emme mittailleet	1st plur.	olimme mittailleet	emme olleet mittailleet
2nd plur.		mittailitte	ette mittailleet	2nd plur.	olitte mittailleet	ette olleet mittailleet
3rd plur.		mittailivat	eivät mittailleet	3rd plur.	olivat mittailleet	eivät olleet mittailleet
passive		mittailtiin	ei mittailtu	passive	oli mittailtu	ei ollut mittailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mittailisin	en mittailisi	1st sing.	olisin mittaillut	en olisi mittaillut
2nd sing.		mittailisit	et mittailisi	2nd sing.	olisit mittaillut	et olisi mittaillut
3rd sing.		mittailisi	ei mittailisi	3rd sing.	olisi mittaillut	ei olisi mittaillut
1st plur.		mittailisimme	emme mittailisi	1st plur.	olisimme mittailleet	emme olisi mittailleet
2nd plur.		mittailisitte	ette mittailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte mittailleet	ette olisi mittailleet
3rd plur.		mittailisivat	eivät mittailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat mittailleet	eivät olisi mittailleet
passive		mittailtaisiin	ei mittailtaisi	passive	olisi mittailtu	ei olisi mittailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		mittaile	älä mittaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		mittailkoon	älköön mittailko	3rd sing.	olkoon mittaillut	älköön olko mittaillut
1st plur.		mittailkaamme	älkäämme mittailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		mittailkaa	älkää mittailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		mittailkoot	älkööt mittailko	3rd plur.	olkoot mittailleet	älkööt olko mittailleet
passive		mittailtakoon	älköön mittailtako	passive	olkoon mittailtu	älköön olko mittailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mittaillen	en mittaille	1st sing.	lienen mittaillut	en liene mittaillut
2nd sing.		mittaillet	et mittaille	2nd sing.	lienet mittaillut	et liene mittaillut
3rd sing.		mittaillee	ei mittaille	3rd sing.	lienee mittaillut	ei liene mittaillut
1st plur.		mittaillemme	emme mittaille	1st plur.	lienemme mittailleet	emme liene mittailleet
2nd plur.		mittaillette	ette mittaille	2nd plur.	lienette mittailleet	ette liene mittailleet
3rd plur.		mittaillevat	eivät mittaille	3rd plur.	lienevät mittailleet	eivät liene mittailleet
passive		mittailtaneen	ei mittailtane	passive	lienee mittailtu	ei liene mittailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		mittailla		present	mittaileva	mittailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mittaillakseni mittaillaksemme 2nd mittaillaksesi mittaillaksenne 3rd mittaillakseen mittaillaksensa		past	mittaillut	mittailtu
2nd	inessive2	mittaillessa	mittailtaessa	agent3	mittailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mittaillessani mittaillessamme 2nd mittaillessasi mittaillessanne 3rd mittaillessaan mittaillessansa		negative	mittailematon
	instructive	mittaillen	—	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	mittailemassa	—
	elative	mittailemasta	—
	illative	mittailemaan	—
	adessive	mittailemalla	—
	abessive	mittailematta	—
	instructive	mittaileman	mittailtaman
4th4	verbal noun	mittaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mittailemaisillani mittailemaisillamme 2nd mittailemaisillasi mittailemaisillanne 3rd mittailemaisillaan mittailemaisillansa

Derived terms

• mittailu

 

Further reading

• “mittailla”, 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 2023-07-03