kaivella
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkaivella
- frequentative of kaivaa (“to dig; pick (one's nose)”)
- Älä kaivele nenääsi!
- Don't pick your nose!
- (figuratively, transitive, usually atelic, of an issue) to bother
- Asia kaivelee minua.
- The matter bothers me.
Conjugation
editInflection of kaivella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaivelen | en kaivele | 1st sing. | olen kaivellut | en ole kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaivelet | et kaivele | 2nd sing. | olet kaivellut | et ole kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaivelee | ei kaivele | 3rd sing. | on kaivellut | ei ole kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaivelemme | emme kaivele | 1st plur. | olemme kaivelleet | emme ole kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaivelette | ette kaivele | 2nd plur. | olette kaivelleet | ette ole kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaivelevat | eivät kaivele | 3rd plur. | ovat kaivelleet | eivät ole kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaivellaan | ei kaivella | passive | on kaiveltu | ei ole kaiveltu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaivelin | en kaivellut | 1st sing. | olin kaivellut | en ollut kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaivelit | et kaivellut | 2nd sing. | olit kaivellut | et ollut kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaiveli | ei kaivellut | 3rd sing. | oli kaivellut | ei ollut kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaivelimme | emme kaivelleet | 1st plur. | olimme kaivelleet | emme olleet kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaivelitte | ette kaivelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte kaivelleet | ette olleet kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaivelivat | eivät kaivelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat kaivelleet | eivät olleet kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaiveltiin | ei kaiveltu | passive | oli kaiveltu | ei ollut kaiveltu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaivelisin | en kaivelisi | 1st sing. | olisin kaivellut | en olisi kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaivelisit | et kaivelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kaivellut | et olisi kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaivelisi | ei kaivelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kaivellut | ei olisi kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaivelisimme | emme kaivelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kaivelleet | emme olisi kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaivelisitte | ette kaivelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kaivelleet | ette olisi kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaivelisivat | eivät kaivelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kaivelleet | eivät olisi kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaiveltaisiin | ei kaiveltaisi | passive | olisi kaiveltu | ei olisi kaiveltu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaivele | älä kaivele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaivelkoon | älköön kaivelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon kaivellut | älköön olko kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaivelkaamme | älkäämme kaivelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaivelkaa | älkää kaivelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaivelkoot | älkööt kaivelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot kaivelleet | älkööt olko kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaiveltakoon | älköön kaiveltako | passive | olkoon kaiveltu | älköön olko kaiveltu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kaivellen | en kaivelle | 1st sing. | lienen kaivellut | en liene kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kaivellet | et kaivelle | 2nd sing. | lienet kaivellut | et liene kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kaivellee | ei kaivelle | 3rd sing. | lienee kaivellut | ei liene kaivellut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kaivellemme | emme kaivelle | 1st plur. | lienemme kaivelleet | emme liene kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kaivellette | ette kaivelle | 2nd plur. | lienette kaivelleet | ette liene kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kaivellevat | eivät kaivelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät kaivelleet | eivät liene kaivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kaiveltaneen | ei kaiveltane | passive | lienee kaiveltu | ei liene kaiveltu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kaivella | present | kaiveleva | kaiveltava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kaivellut | kaiveltu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kaivellessa | kaiveltaessa | agent4 | kaivelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kaivelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaivellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | kaivelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kaivelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kaivelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kaivelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kaivelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kaiveleman | kaiveltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kaiveleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kaivella”, 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 2023-07-02