huhuta
Finnish
Etymology
From the noun huhu (“rumour”) + -ta.
Pronunciation
Verb
huhuta
- (intransitive) To rumour/rumor.
Usage notes
- Used very often in passive voice (in the impersonal form) huhutaan.
- Huhutaan, että pääministerillä olisi syöpä.
- Rumour has it that the Prime Minister has cancer.
- Huhutaan, että pääministerillä olisi syöpä.
Conjugation
Inflection of huhuta (Kotus type 74/katketa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | huhuan | en huhua | 1st sing. | olen huhunnut | en ole huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | huhuat | et huhua | 2nd sing. | olet huhunnut | et ole huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | huhuaa | ei huhua | 3rd sing. | on huhunnut | ei ole huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | huhuamme | emme huhua | 1st plur. | olemme huhunneet | emme ole huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | huhuatte | ette huhua | 2nd plur. | olette huhunneet | ette ole huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | huhuavat | eivät huhua | 3rd plur. | ovat huhunneet | eivät ole huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | huhutaan | ei huhuta | passive | on huhuttu | ei ole huhuttu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | huhusin | en huhunnut | 1st sing. | olin huhunnut | en ollut huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | huhusit | et huhunnut | 2nd sing. | olit huhunnut | et ollut huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | huhusi | ei huhunnut | 3rd sing. | oli huhunnut | ei ollut huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | huhusimme | emme huhunneet | 1st plur. | olimme huhunneet | emme olleet huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | huhusitte | ette huhunneet | 2nd plur. | olitte huhunneet | ette olleet huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | huhusivat | eivät huhunneet | 3rd plur. | olivat huhunneet | eivät olleet huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | huhuttiin | ei huhuttu | passive | oli huhuttu | ei ollut huhuttu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | huhuaisin huhuisin |
en huhuaisi en huhuisi |
1st sing. | olisin huhunnut | en olisi huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | huhuaisit huhuisit |
et huhuaisi et huhuisi |
2nd sing. | olisit huhunnut | et olisi huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | huhuaisi huhuisi |
ei huhuaisi ei huhuisi |
3rd sing. | olisi huhunnut | ei olisi huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | huhuaisimme huhuisimme |
emme huhuaisi emme huhuisi |
1st plur. | olisimme huhunneet | emme olisi huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | huhuaisitte huhuisitte |
ette huhuaisi ette huhuisi |
2nd plur. | olisitte huhunneet | ette olisi huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | huhuaisivat huhuisivat |
eivät huhuaisi eivät huhuisi |
3rd plur. | olisivat huhunneet | eivät olisi huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | huhuttaisiin | ei huhuttaisi | passive | olisi huhuttu | ei olisi huhuttu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | huhua | älä huhua | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | huhutkoon | älköön huhutko | 3rd sing. | olkoon huhunnut | älköön olko huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | huhutkaamme | älkäämme huhutko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | huhutkaa | älkää huhutko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | huhutkoot | älkööt huhutko | 3rd plur. | olkoot huhunneet | älkööt olko huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | huhuttakoon | älköön huhuttako | passive | olkoon huhuttu | älköön olko huhuttu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | huhunnen | en huhunne | 1st sing. | lienen huhunnut | en liene huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | huhunnet | et huhunne | 2nd sing. | lienet huhunnut | et liene huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | huhunnee | ei huhunne | 3rd sing. | lienee huhunnut | ei liene huhunnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | huhunnemme | emme huhunne | 1st plur. | lienemme huhunneet | emme liene huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | huhunnette | ette huhunne | 2nd plur. | lienette huhunneet | ette liene huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | huhunnevat | eivät huhunne | 3rd plur. | lienevät huhunneet | eivät liene huhunneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | huhuttaneen | ei huhuttane | passive | lienee huhuttu | ei liene huhuttu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | huhuta | present | huhuava | huhuttava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | huhunnut | huhuttu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | huhutessa | huhuttaessa | agent3 | huhuama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | huhuamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | huhuten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | huhuamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | huhuamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | huhuamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | huhuamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | huhuamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | huhuaman | huhuttaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th4 | verbal noun | huhuaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
- verbs: huhuilla