katsoa
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate to Estonian katsuma.
Uncertain etymologies from Proto-Germanic *ganhatjaną (compare Icelandic gæta (“watch over, look after”)) and Proto-Finno-Permic *kaće- (compare Komi-Zyrian казявны (kaźavny)).
Pronunciation
Verb
katsoa
- (transitive + partitive) to look, have a look, take a look (+ at)
- Katsoin sitä.
- I looked at it.
- (transitive + accusative) to watch
- Katsoin elokuvaa. (incomplete action)
- I was watching a movie.
- Katsoin elokuvan. (completed action)
- I watched a movie.
- (transitive + accusative or partitive) to choose, look for
- Katson itselleni uutta kotia.
- I'm looking for a new home for myself.
- (intransitive) to see (to determine by trial or experiment; to find out)
- Tulen käymään myöhemmin ja katson, osaanko korjata tietokoneesi.
- I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.
- Katsotaan, toimisiko tämä.
- Let's see if this would work.
- (intransitive + translative) to see as, to deem as, to regard as, to perceive as
- Katson parhaaksi poistua paikalta.
- I regard it as best to leave.
Usage notes
- Katsoa expresses more attentive watching than katsella.
- The second-person singular imperative "katso!" is a false friend of the Italian word cazzo.
Conjugation
Inflection of katsoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | katson | en katso | 1st sing. | olen katsonut | en ole katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | katsot | et katso | 2nd sing. | olet katsonut | et ole katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | katsoo | ei katso | 3rd sing. | on katsonut | ei ole katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | katsomme | emme katso | 1st plur. | olemme katsoneet | emme ole katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | katsotte | ette katso | 2nd plur. | olette katsoneet | ette ole katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | katsovat | eivät katso | 3rd plur. | ovat katsoneet | eivät ole katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | katsotaan | ei katsota | passive | on katsottu | ei ole katsottu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | katsoin | en katsonut | 1st sing. | olin katsonut | en ollut katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | katsoit | et katsonut | 2nd sing. | olit katsonut | et ollut katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | katsoi | ei katsonut | 3rd sing. | oli katsonut | ei ollut katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | katsoimme | emme katsoneet | 1st plur. | olimme katsoneet | emme olleet katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | katsoitte | ette katsoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte katsoneet | ette olleet katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | katsoivat | eivät katsoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat katsoneet | eivät olleet katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | katsottiin | ei katsottu | passive | oli katsottu | ei ollut katsottu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | katsoisin | en katsoisi | 1st sing. | olisin katsonut | en olisi katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | katsoisit | et katsoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit katsonut | et olisi katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | katsoisi | ei katsoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi katsonut | ei olisi katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | katsoisimme | emme katsoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme katsoneet | emme olisi katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | katsoisitte | ette katsoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte katsoneet | ette olisi katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | katsoisivat | eivät katsoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat katsoneet | eivät olisi katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | katsottaisiin | ei katsottaisi | passive | olisi katsottu | ei olisi katsottu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | katso | älä katso | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | katsokoon | älköön katsoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon katsonut | älköön olko katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | katsokaamme | älkäämme katsoko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | katsokaa | älkää katsoko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | katsokoot | älkööt katsoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot katsoneet | älkööt olko katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | katsottakoon | älköön katsottako | passive | olkoon katsottu | älköön olko katsottu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | katsonen | en katsone | 1st sing. | lienen katsonut | en liene katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | katsonet | et katsone | 2nd sing. | lienet katsonut | et liene katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | katsonee | ei katsone | 3rd sing. | lienee katsonut | ei liene katsonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | katsonemme | emme katsone | 1st plur. | lienemme katsoneet | emme liene katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | katsonette | ette katsone | 2nd plur. | lienette katsoneet | ette liene katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | katsonevat | eivät katsone | 3rd plur. | lienevät katsoneet | eivät liene katsoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | katsottaneen | ei katsottane | passive | lienee katsottu | ei liene katsottu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | katsoa | present | katsova | katsottava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | katsonut | katsottu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | katsoessa | katsottaessa | agent3 | katsoma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | katsomaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | katsoen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | katsomassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | katsomasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | katsomaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | katsomalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | katsomatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | katsoman | katsottaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th4 | verbal noun | katsominen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
- nouns: katse, katsoja
- verbs: katsahtaa, katsastaa, katsella
- katsoa vierestä
- katsoa perään (“to look after”)