kohentua
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkohentuɑˣ/, [ˈko̞ɦe̞n̪ˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -uɑ
- Syllabification(key): ko‧hen‧tu‧a
- Hyphenation(key): ko‧hen‧tua
Verb
kohentua
- (intransitive) To improve.
Conjugation
| Inflection of kohentua (Kotus type 52*J/sanoa, nt-nn gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kohennun | en kohennu | 1st sing. | olen kohentunut | en ole kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kohennut | et kohennu | 2nd sing. | olet kohentunut | et ole kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kohentuu | ei kohennu | 3rd sing. | on kohentunut | ei ole kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kohennumme | emme kohennu | 1st plur. | olemme kohentuneet | emme ole kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kohennutte | ette kohennu | 2nd plur. | olette kohentuneet | ette ole kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kohentuvat | eivät kohennu | 3rd plur. | ovat kohentuneet | eivät ole kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kohennutaan | ei kohennuta | passive | on kohennuttu | ei ole kohennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kohennuin | en kohentunut | 1st sing. | olin kohentunut | en ollut kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kohennuit | et kohentunut | 2nd sing. | olit kohentunut | et ollut kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kohentui | ei kohentunut | 3rd sing. | oli kohentunut | ei ollut kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kohennuimme | emme kohentuneet | 1st plur. | olimme kohentuneet | emme olleet kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kohennuitte | ette kohentuneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kohentuneet | ette olleet kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kohentuivat | eivät kohentuneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kohentuneet | eivät olleet kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kohennuttiin | ei kohennuttu | passive | oli kohennuttu | ei ollut kohennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kohentuisin | en kohentuisi | 1st sing. | olisin kohentunut | en olisi kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kohentuisit | et kohentuisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kohentunut | et olisi kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kohentuisi | ei kohentuisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kohentunut | ei olisi kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kohentuisimme | emme kohentuisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kohentuneet | emme olisi kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kohentuisitte | ette kohentuisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kohentuneet | ette olisi kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kohentuisivat | eivät kohentuisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kohentuneet | eivät olisi kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kohennuttaisiin | ei kohennuttaisi | passive | olisi kohennuttu | ei olisi kohennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kohennu | älä kohennu | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kohentukoon | älköön kohentuko | 3rd sing. | olkoon kohentunut | älköön olko kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kohentukaamme | älkäämme kohentuko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kohentukaa | älkää kohentuko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kohentukoot | älkööt kohentuko | 3rd plur. | olkoot kohentuneet | älkööt olko kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kohennuttakoon | älköön kohennuttako | passive | olkoon kohennuttu | älköön olko kohennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kohentunen | en kohentune | 1st sing. | lienen kohentunut | en liene kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kohentunet | et kohentune | 2nd sing. | lienet kohentunut | et liene kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kohentunee | ei kohentune | 3rd sing. | lienee kohentunut | ei liene kohentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kohentunemme | emme kohentune | 1st plur. | lienemme kohentuneet | emme liene kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kohentunette | ette kohentune | 2nd plur. | lienette kohentuneet | ette liene kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kohentunevat | eivät kohentune | 3rd plur. | lienevät kohentuneet | eivät liene kohentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kohennuttaneen | ei kohennuttane | passive | lienee kohennuttu | ei liene kohennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | kohentua | present | kohentuva | kohennuttava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kohentunut | kohennuttu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | kohentuessa | kohennuttaessa | agent4 | kohentuma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kohentumaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kohentuen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | kohentumassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | kohentumasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | kohentumaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | kohentumalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | kohentumatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kohentuman | kohennuttaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | kohentuminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “kohentua”, 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 2 July 2023