armastaa

²⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
⁴⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

* The third-person singular indicative form armastaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd

inessive

armastamassa

—

elative

armastamasta

—

illative

armastamaan

—

adessive

armastamalla

—

abessive

armastamatta

—

instructive

armastaman

armastettaman

4th³

verbal noun

armastaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	armastamaisillani	armastamaisillamme
2nd	armastamaisillasi	armastamaisillanne
3rd	armastamaisillaan armastamaisillansa

Derived terms

armastella

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *armastadak, equivalent to armas (“beloved”) +‎ -taa.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑstɑː/, [ˈɑrməs̠tɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑstɑː/, [ˈɑrmɑʃtɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑrmɑstɑː
Hyphenation: ar‧mas‧taa

Verb

armastaa

(rare) Synonym of suvata (“to love”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of armastaa (type 2/kirjuttaa, st-ss gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	armassan	en armassa	1st singular	oon armastant, oon armastanut	en oo armastant, en oo armastanut
2nd singular	armassat	et armassa	2nd singular	oot armastant, oot armastanut	et oo armastant, et oo armastanut
3rd singular	armastaa	ei armassa	3rd singular	ono armastant, ono armastanut	ei oo armastant, ei oo armastanut
1st plural	armassamma	emmä armassa	1st plural	oomma armastanneet	emmä oo armastanneet
2nd plural	armassatta	että armassa	2nd plural	ootta armastanneet	että oo armastanneet
3rd plural	armastaat¹⁾, armastavat²⁾, armassettaa	evät armassa, ei armasseta	3rd plural	ovat armastanneet	evät oo armastanneet, ei oo armassettu
impersonal	armassettaa	ei armasseta	impersonal	ono armassettu	ei oo armassettu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	armassin	en armastant, en armastanut	1st singular	olin armastant, olin armastanut	en olt armastant, en olt armastanut
2nd singular	armassit	et armastant, et armastanut	2nd singular	olit armastant, olit armastanut	et olt armastant, et olt armastanut
3rd singular	armasti	ei armastant, ei armastanut	3rd singular	oli armastant, oli armastanut	ei olt armastant, ei olt armastanut
1st plural	armassimma	emmä armastanneet	1st plural	olimma armastanneet	emmä olleet armastanneet
2nd plural	armassitta	että armastanneet	2nd plural	olitta armastanneet	että olleet armastanneet
3rd plural	armastiit¹⁾, armastivat²⁾, armassettii	evät armastanneet, ei armassettu	3rd plural	olivat armastanneet	evät olleet armastanneet, ei olt armassettu
impersonal	armassettii	ei armassettu	impersonal	oli armassettu	ei olt armassettu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	armastaisin	en armastais	1st singular	olisin armastant, olisin armastanut	en olis armastant, en olis armastanut
2nd singular	armastaisit, armastaist¹⁾	et armastais	2nd singular	olisit armastant, olisit armastanut	et olis armastant, et olis armastanut
3rd singular	armastais	ei armastais	3rd singular	olis armastant, olis armastanut	ei olis armastant, ei olis armastanut
1st plural	armastaisimma	emmä armastais	1st plural	olisimma armastanneet	emmä olis armastanneet
2nd plural	armastaisitta	että armastais	2nd plural	olisitta armastanneet	että olis armastanneet
3rd plural	armastaisiit¹⁾, armastaisivat²⁾, armassettais	evät armastais, ei armassettais	3rd plural	olisivat armastanneet	evät olis armastanneet, ei olis armassettu
impersonal	armassettais	ei armassettais	impersonal	olis armassettu	ei olis armassettu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	armassa	elä armassa	2nd singular	oo armastant, oo armastanut	elä oo armastant, elä oo armastanut
3rd singular	armastakkoo	elköö armastako	3rd singular	olkoo armastant, olkoo armastanut	elköö olko armastant, elköö olko armastanut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	armastakkaa	elkää armastako	2nd plural	olkaa armastanneet	elkää olko armastanneet
3rd plural	armastakkoot	elkööt armastako, elköö armassettako	3rd plural	olkoot armastanneet	elkööt olko armastanneet, elköö olko armassettu
impersonal	armassettakoo	elköö armassettako	impersonal	olkoo armassettu	elköö olko armassettu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	armastanen	en armastane
2nd singular	armastanet	et armastane
3rd singular	armastannoo	ei armastane
1st plural	armastanemma	emmä armastane
2nd plural	armastanetta	että armastane
3rd plural	armastannoot	evät armastane, ei armassettane
impersonal	armassettanoo	ei armassettane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		armastaa	present	armastava	armassettava
2nd	inessive	armastaes	past	armastant, armastanut	armassettu
2nd	instructive	armastaen	¹⁾ Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. ²⁾ Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. ^) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (armastakkaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. ^) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) to the indicative ^*) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) or -kse* to either the indicative or the potential ^***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-*, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd	illative	armastammaa
	inessive	armastamas
	elative	armastamast
	abessive	armastamata
4th	nominative	armastamiin
	partitive	armastamista, armastamist

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 19