edustaa
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom edus + -taa. Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1849, prior to that senses included e.g. "to read in front of other people; to prevent".
Pronunciation
editVerb
editedustaa
- (transitive, usually atelic) to represent (stand in the place of, act on behalf of; serve as a sign or symbol of; act as a representative of)
- Hän edustaa minua kokouksessa.
- He is representing me in this meeting.
- Edustatko tätä käsitystä?
- Do you represent this view?
Conjugation
editInflection of edustaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | edustan | en edusta | 1st sing. | olen edustanut | en ole edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | edustat | et edusta | 2nd sing. | olet edustanut | et ole edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | edustaa | ei edusta | 3rd sing. | on edustanut | ei ole edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | edustamme | emme edusta | 1st plur. | olemme edustaneet | emme ole edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | edustatte | ette edusta | 2nd plur. | olette edustaneet | ette ole edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | edustavat | eivät edusta | 3rd plur. | ovat edustaneet | eivät ole edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | edustetaan | ei edusteta | passive | on edustettu | ei ole edustettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | edustin | en edustanut | 1st sing. | olin edustanut | en ollut edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | edustit | et edustanut | 2nd sing. | olit edustanut | et ollut edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | edusti | ei edustanut | 3rd sing. | oli edustanut | ei ollut edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | edustimme | emme edustaneet | 1st plur. | olimme edustaneet | emme olleet edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | edustitte | ette edustaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte edustaneet | ette olleet edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | edustivat | eivät edustaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat edustaneet | eivät olleet edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | edustettiin | ei edustettu | passive | oli edustettu | ei ollut edustettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | edustaisin | en edustaisi | 1st sing. | olisin edustanut | en olisi edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | edustaisit | et edustaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit edustanut | et olisi edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | edustaisi | ei edustaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi edustanut | ei olisi edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | edustaisimme | emme edustaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme edustaneet | emme olisi edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | edustaisitte | ette edustaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte edustaneet | ette olisi edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | edustaisivat | eivät edustaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat edustaneet | eivät olisi edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | edustettaisiin | ei edustettaisi | passive | olisi edustettu | ei olisi edustettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | edusta | älä edusta | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | edustakoon | älköön edustako | 3rd sing. | olkoon edustanut | älköön olko edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | edustakaamme | älkäämme edustako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | edustakaa | älkää edustako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | edustakoot | älkööt edustako | 3rd plur. | olkoot edustaneet | älkööt olko edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | edustettakoon | älköön edustettako | passive | olkoon edustettu | älköön olko edustettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | edustanen | en edustane | 1st sing. | lienen edustanut | en liene edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | edustanet | et edustane | 2nd sing. | lienet edustanut | et liene edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | edustanee | ei edustane | 3rd sing. | lienee edustanut | ei liene edustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | edustanemme | emme edustane | 1st plur. | lienemme edustaneet | emme liene edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | edustanette | ette edustane | 2nd plur. | lienette edustaneet | ette liene edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | edustanevat | eivät edustane | 3rd plur. | lienevät edustaneet | eivät liene edustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | edustettaneen | ei edustettane | passive | lienee edustettu | ei liene edustettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | edustaa | present | edustava | edustettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | edustanut | edustettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | edustaessa | edustettaessa | agent4 | edustama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | edustamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | edustaen | — | 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 | edustamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | edustamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | edustamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | edustamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | edustamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | edustaman | edustettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | edustaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
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Further reading
edit- “edustaa”, 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
editNoun
editedustaa
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- Finnish terms suffixed with -taa
- Finnish terms coined by Paavo Tikkanen
- Finnish coinages
- Finnish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/edustɑː
- Rhymes:Finnish/edustɑː/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
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- Finnish transitive verbs
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish muistaa-type verbs
- Finnish non-lemma forms
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