somentua
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsomentuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞me̞n̪ˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -uɑ
- Syllabification(key): so‧men‧tu‧a
- Hyphenation(key): so‧men‧tua
Verb
somentua
- (intransitive) to become more pretty
Conjugation
| Inflection of somentua (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. | somennun | en somennu | 1st sing. | olen somentunut | en ole somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | somennut | et somennu | 2nd sing. | olet somentunut | et ole somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | somentuu | ei somennu | 3rd sing. | on somentunut | ei ole somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | somennumme | emme somennu | 1st plur. | olemme somentuneet | emme ole somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | somennutte | ette somennu | 2nd plur. | olette somentuneet | ette ole somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | somentuvat | eivät somennu | 3rd plur. | ovat somentuneet | eivät ole somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | somennutaan | ei somennuta | passive | on somennuttu | ei ole somennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | somennuin | en somentunut | 1st sing. | olin somentunut | en ollut somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | somennuit | et somentunut | 2nd sing. | olit somentunut | et ollut somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | somentui | ei somentunut | 3rd sing. | oli somentunut | ei ollut somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | somennuimme | emme somentuneet | 1st plur. | olimme somentuneet | emme olleet somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | somennuitte | ette somentuneet | 2nd plur. | olitte somentuneet | ette olleet somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | somentuivat | eivät somentuneet | 3rd plur. | olivat somentuneet | eivät olleet somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | somennuttiin | ei somennuttu | passive | oli somennuttu | ei ollut somennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | somentuisin | en somentuisi | 1st sing. | olisin somentunut | en olisi somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | somentuisit | et somentuisi | 2nd sing. | olisit somentunut | et olisi somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | somentuisi | ei somentuisi | 3rd sing. | olisi somentunut | ei olisi somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | somentuisimme | emme somentuisi | 1st plur. | olisimme somentuneet | emme olisi somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | somentuisitte | ette somentuisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte somentuneet | ette olisi somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | somentuisivat | eivät somentuisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat somentuneet | eivät olisi somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | somennuttaisiin | ei somennuttaisi | passive | olisi somennuttu | ei olisi somennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | somennu | älä somennu | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | somentukoon | älköön somentuko | 3rd sing. | olkoon somentunut | älköön olko somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | somentukaamme | älkäämme somentuko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | somentukaa | älkää somentuko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | somentukoot | älkööt somentuko | 3rd plur. | olkoot somentuneet | älkööt olko somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | somennuttakoon | älköön somennuttako | passive | olkoon somennuttu | älköön olko somennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | somentunen | en somentune | 1st sing. | lienen somentunut | en liene somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | somentunet | et somentune | 2nd sing. | lienet somentunut | et liene somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | somentunee | ei somentune | 3rd sing. | lienee somentunut | ei liene somentunut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | somentunemme | emme somentune | 1st plur. | lienemme somentuneet | emme liene somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | somentunette | ette somentune | 2nd plur. | lienette somentuneet | ette liene somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | somentunevat | eivät somentune | 3rd plur. | lienevät somentuneet | eivät liene somentuneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | somennuttaneen | ei somennuttane | passive | lienee somennuttu | ei liene somennuttu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | somentua | present | somentuva | somennuttava | |||||||||||||||||
| long 1st1 |
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past | somentunut | somennuttu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | somentuessa | somennuttaessa | agent4 | somentuma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | somentumaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | somentuen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | somentumassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | somentumasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | somentumaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | somentumalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | somentumatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | somentuman | somennuttaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | somentuminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “somentua”, 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 3 July 2023