laskea

Finnish

Etymology

From , from Proto-Uralic *laćke- ~ *laśke-. Cognates include Erzya ластямс (lasťams, “to saddle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑskeɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑskeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): las‧ke‧a

Verb

laskea

1. (transitive) to lower, drop
2. (transitive) to put down, set down, lay down
3. (transitive) to lay (e.g. the foundation of sth)
4. (transitive) (with adverbs or verbs) to let

   laskea sisään ― to let in

   laskea ulos ― to let out

   laskea karkuun ― to let escape

   laskea menemään ― to let go (concretely; not in the sense "to dismiss/give notice to/fire")

   laskea irti ― to let loose

5. (transitive) ~ liikkeelle/liikkeeseen = to release, put into circulation, issue
6. (transitive) to (let) run, (let) flow
7. (transitive) to count, tally (the number of sth)
8. (transitive) to count (enumerate numbers)

   Laske yhdestä kymmeneen.

   Count from one to ten.

9. (transitive) to calculate, figure
10. (transitive) to lower (e.g. prices), to decrease (the amount of sth)
11. (transitive + accusative + translative) to find, consider

    Lasken sen eduksi.

    I consider it an advantage.

12. (intransitive) to fall, drop
13. (intransitive) to lower (e.g. of prices), decrease (e.g. of the amount of sth)
14. (intransitive, e.g. of a road or hill) to slope down, descend, drop off
15. (intransitive) to slide (down; by using some vehicle or instrument)

    laskea kelkalla mäkeä ― to slide downhill with a sled

    laskea suksilla mäkeä ― to ski downhill

16. (intransitive, of a river) to flow to a larger body of water

    Mississippi laskee Meksikon lahteen.

    The Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

17. (intransitive, of the Sun) to set
18. (transitive, fishing) to set

    laskea verkko ― to set the fishnet

19. (nautical) to bear down, bear away (to sail away from the wind)
20. (nautical, of wind) to veer

Conjugation

Inflection of laskea (Kotus type 58/laskea, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lasken	en laske	1st sing.	olen laskenut	en ole laskenut
2nd sing.		lasket	et laske	2nd sing.	olet laskenut	et ole laskenut
3rd sing.		laskee	ei laske	3rd sing.	on laskenut	ei ole laskenut
1st plur.		laskemme	emme laske	1st plur.	olemme laskeneet	emme ole laskeneet
2nd plur.		laskette	ette laske	2nd plur.	olette laskeneet	ette ole laskeneet
3rd plur.		laskevat	eivät laske	3rd plur.	ovat laskeneet	eivät ole laskeneet
passive		lasketaan	ei lasketa	passive	on laskettu	ei ole laskettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laskin	en laskenut	1st sing.	olin laskenut	en ollut laskenut
2nd sing.		laskit	et laskenut	2nd sing.	olit laskenut	et ollut laskenut
3rd sing.		laski	ei laskenut	3rd sing.	oli laskenut	ei ollut laskenut
1st plur.		laskimme	emme laskeneet	1st plur.	olimme laskeneet	emme olleet laskeneet
2nd plur.		laskitte	ette laskeneet	2nd plur.	olitte laskeneet	ette olleet laskeneet
3rd plur.		laskivat	eivät laskeneet	3rd plur.	olivat laskeneet	eivät olleet laskeneet
passive		laskettiin	ei laskettu	passive	oli laskettu	ei ollut laskettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laskisin	en laskisi	1st sing.	olisin laskenut	en olisi laskenut
2nd sing.		laskisit	et laskisi	2nd sing.	olisit laskenut	et olisi laskenut
3rd sing.		laskisi	ei laskisi	3rd sing.	olisi laskenut	ei olisi laskenut
1st plur.		laskisimme	emme laskisi	1st plur.	olisimme laskeneet	emme olisi laskeneet
2nd plur.		laskisitte	ette laskisi	2nd plur.	olisitte laskeneet	ette olisi laskeneet
3rd plur.		laskisivat	eivät laskisi	3rd plur.	olisivat laskeneet	eivät olisi laskeneet
passive		laskettaisiin	ei laskettaisi	passive	olisi laskettu	ei olisi laskettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		laske	älä laske	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		laskekoon	älköön laskeko	3rd sing.	olkoon laskenut	älköön olko laskenut
1st plur.		laskekaamme	älkäämme laskeko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		laskekaa	älkää laskeko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		laskekoot	älkööt laskeko	3rd plur.	olkoot laskeneet	älkööt olko laskeneet
passive		laskettakoon	älköön laskettako	passive	olkoon laskettu	älköön olko laskettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laskenen	en laskene	1st sing.	lienen laskenut	en liene laskenut
2nd sing.		laskenet	et laskene	2nd sing.	lienet laskenut	et liene laskenut
3rd sing.		laskenee	ei laskene	3rd sing.	lienee laskenut	ei liene laskenut
1st plur.		laskenemme	emme laskene	1st plur.	lienemme laskeneet	emme liene laskeneet
2nd plur.		laskenette	ette laskene	2nd plur.	lienette laskeneet	ette liene laskeneet
3rd plur.		laskenevat	eivät laskene	3rd plur.	lienevät laskeneet	eivät liene laskeneet
passive		laskettaneen	ei laskettane	passive	lienee laskettu	ei liene laskettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		laskea		present	laskeva	laskettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laskeakseni laskeaksemme 2nd laskeaksesi laskeaksenne 3rd laskeakseen laskeaksensa		past	laskenut	laskettu
2nd	inessive2	laskiessa	laskettaessa	agent4	laskema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laskiessani laskiessamme 2nd laskiessasi laskiessanne 3rd laskiessaan laskiessansa		negative	laskematon
	instructive	laskien	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	laskemassa	—
	elative	laskemasta	—
	illative	laskemaan	—
	adessive	laskemalla	—
	abessive	laskematta	—
	instructive	laskeman	laskettaman
4th3	verbal noun	laskeminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laskemaisillani laskemaisillamme 2nd laskemaisillasi laskemaisillanne 3rd laskemaisillaan laskemaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to let in/out/escape/go/loose): päästää
• (to release, put into circulation, issue): saattaa (also with adverbs or verbs)
• (to calculate, figure): laskelmoida
• (to find, consider): pitää (+ partitive + essive)
• (to slope down, descend, drop off): viettää (alas)
• (to slide): liukua
• (to flow): virrata
• (to bear down): laskea tuuleen, fallata, fellata

Antonyms

• (to slope down, descend, drop off): nousta, kohota

Derived terms

• nouns: laskelma, laskenta, laskento, laskin, laskos, lasku, oletus
• verbs: frequentative laskeskella, causative laskettaa, reflexive laskeutua

Anagrams

• elaska, kalsea