kehnontaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

kehno (“bad, of bad quality”) +‎ -ntaa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehnontɑːˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞hno̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ehnontɑː
• Syllabification^(key): keh‧non‧taa

Verb

kehnontaa (rare)

1. (transitive) to worsen, make worse

Conjugation

Inflection of kehnontaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kehnonnan	en kehnonna	1st sing.	olen kehnontanut	en ole kehnontanut
2nd sing.		kehnonnat	et kehnonna	2nd sing.	olet kehnontanut	et ole kehnontanut
3rd sing.		kehnontaa	ei kehnonna	3rd sing.	on kehnontanut	ei ole kehnontanut
1st plur.		kehnonnamme	emme kehnonna	1st plur.	olemme kehnontaneet	emme ole kehnontaneet
2nd plur.		kehnonnatte	ette kehnonna	2nd plur.	olette kehnontaneet	ette ole kehnontaneet
3rd plur.		kehnontavat	eivät kehnonna	3rd plur.	ovat kehnontaneet	eivät ole kehnontaneet
passive		kehnonnetaan	ei kehnonneta	passive	on kehnonnettu	ei ole kehnonnettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kehnonsin	en kehnontanut	1st sing.	olin kehnontanut	en ollut kehnontanut
2nd sing.		kehnonsit	et kehnontanut	2nd sing.	olit kehnontanut	et ollut kehnontanut
3rd sing.		kehnonsi	ei kehnontanut	3rd sing.	oli kehnontanut	ei ollut kehnontanut
1st plur.		kehnonsimme	emme kehnontaneet	1st plur.	olimme kehnontaneet	emme olleet kehnontaneet
2nd plur.		kehnonsitte	ette kehnontaneet	2nd plur.	olitte kehnontaneet	ette olleet kehnontaneet
3rd plur.		kehnonsivat	eivät kehnontaneet	3rd plur.	olivat kehnontaneet	eivät olleet kehnontaneet
passive		kehnonnettiin	ei kehnonnettu	passive	oli kehnonnettu	ei ollut kehnonnettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kehnontaisin	en kehnontaisi	1st sing.	olisin kehnontanut	en olisi kehnontanut
2nd sing.		kehnontaisit	et kehnontaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kehnontanut	et olisi kehnontanut
3rd sing.		kehnontaisi	ei kehnontaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kehnontanut	ei olisi kehnontanut
1st plur.		kehnontaisimme	emme kehnontaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kehnontaneet	emme olisi kehnontaneet
2nd plur.		kehnontaisitte	ette kehnontaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kehnontaneet	ette olisi kehnontaneet
3rd plur.		kehnontaisivat	eivät kehnontaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kehnontaneet	eivät olisi kehnontaneet
passive		kehnonnettaisiin	ei kehnonnettaisi	passive	olisi kehnonnettu	ei olisi kehnonnettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kehnonna	älä kehnonna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kehnontakoon	älköön kehnontako	3rd sing.	olkoon kehnontanut	älköön olko kehnontanut
1st plur.		kehnontakaamme	älkäämme kehnontako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kehnontakaa	älkää kehnontako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kehnontakoot	älkööt kehnontako	3rd plur.	olkoot kehnontaneet	älkööt olko kehnontaneet
passive		kehnonnettakoon	älköön kehnonnettako	passive	olkoon kehnonnettu	älköön olko kehnonnettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kehnontanen	en kehnontane	1st sing.	lienen kehnontanut	en liene kehnontanut
2nd sing.		kehnontanet	et kehnontane	2nd sing.	lienet kehnontanut	et liene kehnontanut
3rd sing.		kehnontanee	ei kehnontane	3rd sing.	lienee kehnontanut	ei liene kehnontanut
1st plur.		kehnontanemme	emme kehnontane	1st plur.	lienemme kehnontaneet	emme liene kehnontaneet
2nd plur.		kehnontanette	ette kehnontane	2nd plur.	lienette kehnontaneet	ette liene kehnontaneet
3rd plur.		kehnontanevat	eivät kehnontane	3rd plur.	lienevät kehnontaneet	eivät liene kehnontaneet
passive		kehnonnettaneen	ei kehnonnettane	passive	lienee kehnonnettu	ei liene kehnonnettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kehnontaa		present	kehnontava	kehnonnettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kehnontaakseni kehnontaaksemme 2nd kehnontaaksesi kehnontaaksenne 3rd kehnontaakseen kehnontaaksensa		past	kehnontanut	kehnonnettu
2nd	inessive2	kehnontaessa	kehnonnettaessa	agent3	kehnontama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kehnontaessani kehnontaessamme 2nd kehnontaessasi kehnontaessanne 3rd kehnontaessaan kehnontaessansa		negative	kehnontamaton
	instructive	kehnontaen	—	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 kehnontaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	kehnontamassa	—
	elative	kehnontamasta	—
	illative	kehnontamaan	—
	adessive	kehnontamalla	—
	abessive	kehnontamatta	—
	instructive	kehnontaman	kehnonnettaman
4th4	verbal noun	kehnontaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kehnontamaisillani kehnontamaisillamme 2nd kehnontamaisillasi kehnontamaisillanne 3rd kehnontamaisillaan kehnontamaisillansa

Synonyms

• huonontaa

Derived terms

• kehnontua

 

Further reading

• “kehnontaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehnontɑː/, [ˈk̟e̞hno̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ehnontɑː
• Syllabification^(key): keh‧non‧taa

Verb

kehnontaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of kehnontaa