opetella
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]opettaa + -ella (frequentative aspect)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]opetella
- (intransitive) to (gradually) learn [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do something’], to teach oneself to
- Tänä kesänä opettelen soittamaan kitaraa.
- This summer, I will teach myself to play the guitar.
- Voisitko opetella syömään suu kiinni?
- Could you learn how to eat with your mouth shut?
- (transitive) to (gradually) learn (something), study (something)
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of opetella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | opettelen | en opettele | 1st sing. | olen opetellut | en ole opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | opettelet | et opettele | 2nd sing. | olet opetellut | et ole opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | opettelee | ei opettele | 3rd sing. | on opetellut | ei ole opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | opettelemme | emme opettele | 1st plur. | olemme opetelleet | emme ole opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | opettelette | ette opettele | 2nd plur. | olette opetelleet | ette ole opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | opettelevat | eivät opettele | 3rd plur. | ovat opetelleet | eivät ole opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | opetellaan | ei opetella | passive | on opeteltu | ei ole opeteltu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | opettelin | en opetellut | 1st sing. | olin opetellut | en ollut opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | opettelit | et opetellut | 2nd sing. | olit opetellut | et ollut opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | opetteli | ei opetellut | 3rd sing. | oli opetellut | ei ollut opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | opettelimme | emme opetelleet | 1st plur. | olimme opetelleet | emme olleet opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | opettelitte | ette opetelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte opetelleet | ette olleet opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | opettelivat | eivät opetelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat opetelleet | eivät olleet opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | opeteltiin | ei opeteltu | passive | oli opeteltu | ei ollut opeteltu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | opettelisin | en opettelisi | 1st sing. | olisin opetellut | en olisi opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | opettelisit | et opettelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit opetellut | et olisi opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | opettelisi | ei opettelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi opetellut | ei olisi opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | opettelisimme | emme opettelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme opetelleet | emme olisi opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | opettelisitte | ette opettelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte opetelleet | ette olisi opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | opettelisivat | eivät opettelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat opetelleet | eivät olisi opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | opeteltaisiin | ei opeteltaisi | passive | olisi opeteltu | ei olisi opeteltu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | opettele | älä opettele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | opetelkoon | älköön opetelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon opetellut | älköön olko opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | opetelkaamme | älkäämme opetelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | opetelkaa | älkää opetelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | opetelkoot | älkööt opetelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot opetelleet | älkööt olko opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | opeteltakoon | älköön opeteltako | passive | olkoon opeteltu | älköön olko opeteltu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | opetellen | en opetelle | 1st sing. | lienen opetellut | en liene opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | opetellet | et opetelle | 2nd sing. | lienet opetellut | et liene opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | opetellee | ei opetelle | 3rd sing. | lienee opetellut | ei liene opetellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | opetellemme | emme opetelle | 1st plur. | lienemme opetelleet | emme liene opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | opetellette | ette opetelle | 2nd plur. | lienette opetelleet | ette liene opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | opetellevat | eivät opetelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät opetelleet | eivät liene opetelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | opeteltaneen | ei opeteltane | passive | lienee opeteltu | ei liene opeteltu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | opetella | present | opetteleva | opeteltava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | opetellut | opeteltu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | opetellessa | opeteltaessa | agent4 | opettelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | opettelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | opetellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | opettelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | opettelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | opettelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | opettelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | opettelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | opetteleman | opeteltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | opetteleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “opetella”, 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 2023-07-03