kavaltaa
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *kavaltadak. Equivalent to kavala (“treacherous, sly”) + -taa.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkavaltaa
- to betray (as a secret, a person [into hostile hands], one's comrades or country)
- Synonym: pettää
- Kuulusteluissa varas oli valmis kavaltamaan rikostoverinsa.
- When interrogated, the thief was prepared to betray his accomplices.
- to betray (to inadvertently make something known)
- Hänen ilmeensä kavalsi hänen järkytyksensä.
- His expression betrayed his shock.
- to embezzle
Conjugation
editInflection of kavaltaa (Kotus type 54*I/huutaa, lt-ll gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavallan | en kavalla | 1st sing. | olen kavaltanut | en ole kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavallat | et kavalla | 2nd sing. | olet kavaltanut | et ole kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavaltaa | ei kavalla | 3rd sing. | on kavaltanut | ei ole kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavallamme | emme kavalla | 1st plur. | olemme kavaltaneet | emme ole kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavallatte | ette kavalla | 2nd plur. | olette kavaltaneet | ette ole kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavaltavat | eivät kavalla | 3rd plur. | ovat kavaltaneet | eivät ole kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavalletaan | ei kavalleta | passive | on kavallettu | ei ole kavallettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavalsin | en kavaltanut | 1st sing. | olin kavaltanut | en ollut kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavalsit | et kavaltanut | 2nd sing. | olit kavaltanut | et ollut kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavalsi | ei kavaltanut | 3rd sing. | oli kavaltanut | ei ollut kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavalsimme | emme kavaltaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kavaltaneet | emme olleet kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavalsitte | ette kavaltaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kavaltaneet | ette olleet kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavalsivat | eivät kavaltaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kavaltaneet | eivät olleet kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavallettiin | ei kavallettu | passive | oli kavallettu | ei ollut kavallettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavaltaisin | en kavaltaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kavaltanut | en olisi kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavaltaisit | et kavaltaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kavaltanut | et olisi kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavaltaisi | ei kavaltaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kavaltanut | ei olisi kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavaltaisimme | emme kavaltaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kavaltaneet | emme olisi kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavaltaisitte | ette kavaltaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kavaltaneet | ette olisi kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavaltaisivat | eivät kavaltaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kavaltaneet | eivät olisi kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavallettaisiin | ei kavallettaisi | passive | olisi kavallettu | ei olisi kavallettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavalla | älä kavalla | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavaltakoon | älköön kavaltako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kavaltanut | älköön olko kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavaltakaamme | älkäämme kavaltako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavaltakaa | älkää kavaltako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavaltakoot | älkööt kavaltako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kavaltaneet | älkööt olko kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavallettakoon | älköön kavallettako | passive | olkoon kavallettu | älköön olko kavallettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kavaltanen | en kavaltane | 1st sing. | lienen kavaltanut | en liene kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kavaltanet | et kavaltane | 2nd sing. | lienet kavaltanut | et liene kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kavaltanee | ei kavaltane | 3rd sing. | lienee kavaltanut | ei liene kavaltanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kavaltanemme | emme kavaltane | 1st plur. | lienemme kavaltaneet | emme liene kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kavaltanette | ette kavaltane | 2nd plur. | lienette kavaltaneet | ette liene kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kavaltanevat | eivät kavaltane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kavaltaneet | eivät liene kavaltaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kavallettaneen | ei kavallettane | passive | lienee kavallettu | ei liene kavallettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kavaltaa | present | kavaltava | kavallettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kavaltanut | kavallettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kavaltaessa | kavallettaessa | agent4 | kavaltama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kavaltamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kavaltaen | — | 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 | kavaltamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kavaltamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kavaltamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kavaltamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kavaltamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kavaltaman | kavallettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kavaltaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kavaltaa”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkavaltaa
- third-person singular present indicative of kavaltaa
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