kaveerata

Finnish

Etymology

kaveri +‎ -ata; the long -e- is by analogy with other -eerata verbs (such as halveerata, maskeerata, siteerata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋeːrɑtɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞ːˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧vee‧ra‧ta

Verb

kaveerata (colloquial)

1. to be friends
2. to chum up

Conjugation

Inflection of kaveerata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kaveeraan	en kaveeraa	1st sing.	olen kaveerannut	en ole kaveerannut
2nd sing.		kaveeraat	et kaveeraa	2nd sing.	olet kaveerannut	et ole kaveerannut
3rd sing.		kaveeraa	ei kaveeraa	3rd sing.	on kaveerannut	ei ole kaveerannut
1st plur.		kaveeraamme	emme kaveeraa	1st plur.	olemme kaveeranneet	emme ole kaveeranneet
2nd plur.		kaveeraatte	ette kaveeraa	2nd plur.	olette kaveeranneet	ette ole kaveeranneet
3rd plur.		kaveeraavat	eivät kaveeraa	3rd plur.	ovat kaveeranneet	eivät ole kaveeranneet
passive		kaveerataan	ei kaveerata	passive	on kaveerattu	ei ole kaveerattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kaveerasin	en kaveerannut	1st sing.	olin kaveerannut	en ollut kaveerannut
2nd sing.		kaveerasit	et kaveerannut	2nd sing.	olit kaveerannut	et ollut kaveerannut
3rd sing.		kaveerasi	ei kaveerannut	3rd sing.	oli kaveerannut	ei ollut kaveerannut
1st plur.		kaveerasimme	emme kaveeranneet	1st plur.	olimme kaveeranneet	emme olleet kaveeranneet
2nd plur.		kaveerasitte	ette kaveeranneet	2nd plur.	olitte kaveeranneet	ette olleet kaveeranneet
3rd plur.		kaveerasivat	eivät kaveeranneet	3rd plur.	olivat kaveeranneet	eivät olleet kaveeranneet
passive		kaveerattiin	ei kaveerattu	passive	oli kaveerattu	ei ollut kaveerattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kaveeraisin	en kaveeraisi	1st sing.	olisin kaveerannut	en olisi kaveerannut
2nd sing.		kaveeraisit	et kaveeraisi	2nd sing.	olisit kaveerannut	et olisi kaveerannut
3rd sing.		kaveeraisi	ei kaveeraisi	3rd sing.	olisi kaveerannut	ei olisi kaveerannut
1st plur.		kaveeraisimme	emme kaveeraisi	1st plur.	olisimme kaveeranneet	emme olisi kaveeranneet
2nd plur.		kaveeraisitte	ette kaveeraisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kaveeranneet	ette olisi kaveeranneet
3rd plur.		kaveeraisivat	eivät kaveeraisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kaveeranneet	eivät olisi kaveeranneet
passive		kaveerattaisiin	ei kaveerattaisi	passive	olisi kaveerattu	ei olisi kaveerattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kaveeraa	älä kaveeraa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kaveeratkoon	älköön kaveeratko	3rd sing.	olkoon kaveerannut	älköön olko kaveerannut
1st plur.		kaveeratkaamme	älkäämme kaveeratko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kaveeratkaa	älkää kaveeratko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kaveeratkoot	älkööt kaveeratko	3rd plur.	olkoot kaveeranneet	älkööt olko kaveeranneet
passive		kaveerattakoon	älköön kaveerattako	passive	olkoon kaveerattu	älköön olko kaveerattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kaveerannen	en kaveeranne	1st sing.	lienen kaveerannut	en liene kaveerannut
2nd sing.		kaveerannet	et kaveeranne	2nd sing.	lienet kaveerannut	et liene kaveerannut
3rd sing.		kaveerannee	ei kaveeranne	3rd sing.	lienee kaveerannut	ei liene kaveerannut
1st plur.		kaveerannemme	emme kaveeranne	1st plur.	lienemme kaveeranneet	emme liene kaveeranneet
2nd plur.		kaveerannette	ette kaveeranne	2nd plur.	lienette kaveeranneet	ette liene kaveeranneet
3rd plur.		kaveerannevat	eivät kaveeranne	3rd plur.	lienevät kaveeranneet	eivät liene kaveeranneet
passive		kaveerattaneen	ei kaveerattane	passive	lienee kaveerattu	ei liene kaveerattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kaveerata		present	kaveeraava	kaveerattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kaveeratakseni kaveerataksemme 2nd kaveerataksesi kaveerataksenne 3rd kaveeratakseen kaveerataksensa		past	kaveerannut	kaveerattu
2nd	inessive2	kaveeratessa	kaveerattaessa	agent3	kaveeraama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kaveeratessani kaveeratessamme 2nd kaveeratessasi kaveeratessanne 3rd kaveeratessaan kaveeratessansa		negative	kaveeraamaton
	instructive	kaveeraten	—	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	kaveeraamassa	—
	elative	kaveeraamasta	—
	illative	kaveeraamaan	—
	adessive	kaveeraamalla	—
	abessive	kaveeraamatta	—
	instructive	kaveeraaman	kaveerattaman
4th4	verbal noun	kaveeraaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kaveeraamaisillani kaveeraamaisillamme 2nd kaveeraamaisillasi kaveeraamaisillanne 3rd kaveeraamaisillaan kaveeraamaisillansa

Derived terms

• kaveeraaminen

 

Further reading

• “kaveerata”, 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 2023-07-02