varmistaa
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]varma (“secure, sure, certain”) + -istaa (factitive aspect)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]varmistaa
- to make sure, to recheck, to verify, to double-check
- Varmista, että ovi on lukossa!
- Make sure that the door is locked!
- to assure, to confirm
- to assure, to ensure
- Salainen aseeni varmistaa meille voiton.
- My secret weapon ensures our victory.
- to secure (to make firm and stable)
- Varmistin kuorman ylimääräisellä liinalla.
- I secured the cargo with an extra line.
- (firearms) to put on the safety
- (climbing) to belay
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of varmistaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | varmistan | en varmista | 1st sing. | olen varmistanut | en ole varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | varmistat | et varmista | 2nd sing. | olet varmistanut | et ole varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | varmistaa | ei varmista | 3rd sing. | on varmistanut | ei ole varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | varmistamme | emme varmista | 1st plur. | olemme varmistaneet | emme ole varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | varmistatte | ette varmista | 2nd plur. | olette varmistaneet | ette ole varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | varmistavat | eivät varmista | 3rd plur. | ovat varmistaneet | eivät ole varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | varmistetaan | ei varmisteta | passive | on varmistettu | ei ole varmistettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | varmistin | en varmistanut | 1st sing. | olin varmistanut | en ollut varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | varmistit | et varmistanut | 2nd sing. | olit varmistanut | et ollut varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | varmisti | ei varmistanut | 3rd sing. | oli varmistanut | ei ollut varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | varmistimme | emme varmistaneet | 1st plur. | olimme varmistaneet | emme olleet varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | varmistitte | ette varmistaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte varmistaneet | ette olleet varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | varmistivat | eivät varmistaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat varmistaneet | eivät olleet varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | varmistettiin | ei varmistettu | passive | oli varmistettu | ei ollut varmistettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | varmistaisin | en varmistaisi | 1st sing. | olisin varmistanut | en olisi varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | varmistaisit | et varmistaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit varmistanut | et olisi varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | varmistaisi | ei varmistaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi varmistanut | ei olisi varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | varmistaisimme | emme varmistaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme varmistaneet | emme olisi varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | varmistaisitte | ette varmistaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte varmistaneet | ette olisi varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | varmistaisivat | eivät varmistaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat varmistaneet | eivät olisi varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | varmistettaisiin | ei varmistettaisi | passive | olisi varmistettu | ei olisi varmistettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | varmista | älä varmista | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | varmistakoon | älköön varmistako | 3rd sing. | olkoon varmistanut | älköön olko varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | varmistakaamme | älkäämme varmistako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | varmistakaa | älkää varmistako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | varmistakoot | älkööt varmistako | 3rd plur. | olkoot varmistaneet | älkööt olko varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | varmistettakoon | älköön varmistettako | passive | olkoon varmistettu | älköön olko varmistettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | varmistanen | en varmistane | 1st sing. | lienen varmistanut | en liene varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | varmistanet | et varmistane | 2nd sing. | lienet varmistanut | et liene varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | varmistanee | ei varmistane | 3rd sing. | lienee varmistanut | ei liene varmistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | varmistanemme | emme varmistane | 1st plur. | lienemme varmistaneet | emme liene varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | varmistanette | ette varmistane | 2nd plur. | lienette varmistaneet | ette liene varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | varmistanevat | eivät varmistane | 3rd plur. | lienevät varmistaneet | eivät liene varmistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | varmistettaneen | ei varmistettane | passive | lienee varmistettu | ei liene varmistettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | varmistaa | present | varmistava | varmistettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | varmistanut | varmistettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | varmistaessa | varmistettaessa | agent4 | varmistama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | varmistamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | varmistaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | varmistamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | varmistamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | varmistamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | varmistamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | varmistamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | varmistaman | varmistettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | varmistaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to confirm): vahvistaa
Derived terms
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verbs
Further reading
[edit]- “varmistaa”, 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 2023-07-04