usuttaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic + -uttaa; cognate with Karelian ussuttoa, Ludian usʹsʹuttada, Veps usutada.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editusuttaa
- (transitive) to sic, set on, hound, urge on against (to incite an attack by)
- Hän usutti koiransa kimppuuni.
- He sicced his dog on me.
- Usutan koirat kimppuusi, jos et lähde heti!
- I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!
- Luulimme molemmat, että näimme jotakin ketulta näyttävää ja usutimme koirat sen perään, mutta ne eivät lähteneet ajoon.
- We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it.
Conjugation
editInflection of usuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | usutan | en usuta | 1st sing. | olen usuttanut | en ole usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | usutat | et usuta | 2nd sing. | olet usuttanut | et ole usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | usuttaa | ei usuta | 3rd sing. | on usuttanut | ei ole usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | usutamme | emme usuta | 1st plur. | olemme usuttaneet | emme ole usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | usutatte | ette usuta | 2nd plur. | olette usuttaneet | ette ole usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | usuttavat | eivät usuta | 3rd plur. | ovat usuttaneet | eivät ole usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | usutetaan | ei usuteta | passive | on usutettu | ei ole usutettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | usutin | en usuttanut | 1st sing. | olin usuttanut | en ollut usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | usutit | et usuttanut | 2nd sing. | olit usuttanut | et ollut usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | usutti | ei usuttanut | 3rd sing. | oli usuttanut | ei ollut usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | usutimme | emme usuttaneet | 1st plur. | olimme usuttaneet | emme olleet usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | usutitte | ette usuttaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte usuttaneet | ette olleet usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | usuttivat | eivät usuttaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat usuttaneet | eivät olleet usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | usutettiin | ei usutettu | passive | oli usutettu | ei ollut usutettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | usuttaisin | en usuttaisi | 1st sing. | olisin usuttanut | en olisi usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | usuttaisit | et usuttaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit usuttanut | et olisi usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | usuttaisi | ei usuttaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi usuttanut | ei olisi usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | usuttaisimme | emme usuttaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme usuttaneet | emme olisi usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | usuttaisitte | ette usuttaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte usuttaneet | ette olisi usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | usuttaisivat | eivät usuttaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat usuttaneet | eivät olisi usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | usutettaisiin | ei usutettaisi | passive | olisi usutettu | ei olisi usutettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | usuta | älä usuta | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | usuttakoon | älköön usuttako | 3rd sing. | olkoon usuttanut | älköön olko usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | usuttakaamme | älkäämme usuttako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | usuttakaa | älkää usuttako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | usuttakoot | älkööt usuttako | 3rd plur. | olkoot usuttaneet | älkööt olko usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | usutettakoon | älköön usutettako | passive | olkoon usutettu | älköön olko usutettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | usuttanen | en usuttane | 1st sing. | lienen usuttanut | en liene usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | usuttanet | et usuttane | 2nd sing. | lienet usuttanut | et liene usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | usuttanee | ei usuttane | 3rd sing. | lienee usuttanut | ei liene usuttanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | usuttanemme | emme usuttane | 1st plur. | lienemme usuttaneet | emme liene usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | usuttanette | ette usuttane | 2nd plur. | lienette usuttaneet | ette liene usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | usuttanevat | eivät usuttane | 3rd plur. | lienevät usuttaneet | eivät liene usuttaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | usutettaneen | ei usutettane | passive | lienee usutettu | ei liene usutettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | usuttaa | present | usuttava | usutettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | usuttanut | usutettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | usuttaessa | usutettaessa | agent4 | usuttama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | usuttamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | usuttaen | — | 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 | usuttamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | usuttamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | usuttamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | usuttamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | usuttamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | usuttaman | usutettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | usuttaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “usuttaa”, 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