tarkastaa
Finnish
Etymology
tarka- + -staa. Coined by Finnish politician, historian and professor Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tar‧kas‧taa
Verb
tarkastaa
- (transitive, + genitive-accusative) to check, inspect
Usage notes
- Tarkastaa and tarkistaa are very close to each other in their meaning. However, tarkastaa means "to check, inspect, look at, study" and "to study the suitability, competence or qualifications of sth, e.g. in order to find possible defects", whereas tarkistaa means "to check, inspect, look" and "to study" and at the same time "to correct or amend the possible flaws or defects".
Conjugation
Inflection of tarkastaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tarkastan | en tarkasta | 1st sing. | olen tarkastanut | en ole tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tarkastat | et tarkasta | 2nd sing. | olet tarkastanut | et ole tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tarkastaa | ei tarkasta | 3rd sing. | on tarkastanut | ei ole tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tarkastamme | emme tarkasta | 1st plur. | olemme tarkastaneet | emme ole tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tarkastatte | ette tarkasta | 2nd plur. | olette tarkastaneet | ette ole tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tarkastavat | eivät tarkasta | 3rd plur. | ovat tarkastaneet | eivät ole tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tarkastetaan | ei tarkasteta | passive | on tarkastettu | ei ole tarkastettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tarkastin | en tarkastanut | 1st sing. | olin tarkastanut | en ollut tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tarkastit | et tarkastanut | 2nd sing. | olit tarkastanut | et ollut tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tarkasti | ei tarkastanut | 3rd sing. | oli tarkastanut | ei ollut tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tarkastimme | emme tarkastaneet | 1st plur. | olimme tarkastaneet | emme olleet tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tarkastitte | ette tarkastaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte tarkastaneet | ette olleet tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tarkastivat | eivät tarkastaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat tarkastaneet | eivät olleet tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tarkastettiin | ei tarkastettu | passive | oli tarkastettu | ei ollut tarkastettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tarkastaisin | en tarkastaisi | 1st sing. | olisin tarkastanut | en olisi tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tarkastaisit | et tarkastaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tarkastanut | et olisi tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tarkastaisi | ei tarkastaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tarkastanut | ei olisi tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tarkastaisimme | emme tarkastaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tarkastaneet | emme olisi tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tarkastaisitte | ette tarkastaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tarkastaneet | ette olisi tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tarkastaisivat | eivät tarkastaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tarkastaneet | eivät olisi tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tarkastettaisiin | ei tarkastettaisi | passive | olisi tarkastettu | ei olisi tarkastettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tarkasta | älä tarkasta | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tarkastakoon | älköön tarkastako | 3rd sing. | olkoon tarkastanut | älköön olko tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tarkastakaamme | älkäämme tarkastako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tarkastakaa | älkää tarkastako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tarkastakoot | älkööt tarkastako | 3rd plur. | olkoot tarkastaneet | älkööt olko tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tarkastettakoon | älköön tarkastettako | passive | olkoon tarkastettu | älköön olko tarkastettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | tarkastanen | en tarkastane | 1st sing. | lienen tarkastanut | en liene tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | tarkastanet | et tarkastane | 2nd sing. | lienet tarkastanut | et liene tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | tarkastanee | ei tarkastane | 3rd sing. | lienee tarkastanut | ei liene tarkastanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | tarkastanemme | emme tarkastane | 1st plur. | lienemme tarkastaneet | emme liene tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | tarkastanette | ette tarkastane | 2nd plur. | lienette tarkastaneet | ette liene tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | tarkastanevat | eivät tarkastane | 3rd plur. | lienevät tarkastaneet | eivät liene tarkastaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | tarkastettaneen | ei tarkastettane | passive | lienee tarkastettu | ei liene tarkastettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | tarkastaa | present | tarkastava | tarkastettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | tarkastanut | tarkastettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | tarkastaessa | tarkastettaessa | agent4 | tarkastama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | tarkastamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tarkastaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | tarkastamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | tarkastamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | tarkastamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | tarkastamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | tarkastamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | tarkastaman | tarkastettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | tarkastaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
- nouns: tarkastaja, tarkastus
- verbs: frequentative tarkastella, factitive tarkastuttaa