perustaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editperustaa
- (transitive) to establish, found, set up, institute
- Tämä yhdistys perustettiin sata vuotta sitten.
- This association was established a century ago.
- (transitive) to base [with illative ‘on’]
- Mihin perustat väitteesi?
- What do you base your claims on?
- (colloquial, impersonal + elative, chiefly in the negative) to care for/about, like, be fond of
- En minä oikein viinistä perusta.
- I'm not really fond of wine.
Conjugation
editInflection of perustaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustan | en perusta | 1st sing. | olen perustanut | en ole perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustat | et perusta | 2nd sing. | olet perustanut | et ole perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustaa | ei perusta | 3rd sing. | on perustanut | ei ole perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustamme | emme perusta | 1st plur. | olemme perustaneet | emme ole perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustatte | ette perusta | 2nd plur. | olette perustaneet | ette ole perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustavat | eivät perusta | 3rd plur. | ovat perustaneet | eivät ole perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustetaan | ei perusteta | passive | on perustettu | ei ole perustettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustin | en perustanut | 1st sing. | olin perustanut | en ollut perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustit | et perustanut | 2nd sing. | olit perustanut | et ollut perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perusti | ei perustanut | 3rd sing. | oli perustanut | ei ollut perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustimme | emme perustaneet | 1st plur. | olimme perustaneet | emme olleet perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustitte | ette perustaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte perustaneet | ette olleet perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustivat | eivät perustaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat perustaneet | eivät olleet perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustettiin | ei perustettu | passive | oli perustettu | ei ollut perustettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustaisin | en perustaisi | 1st sing. | olisin perustanut | en olisi perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustaisit | et perustaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit perustanut | et olisi perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustaisi | ei perustaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi perustanut | ei olisi perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustaisimme | emme perustaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme perustaneet | emme olisi perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustaisitte | ette perustaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte perustaneet | ette olisi perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustaisivat | eivät perustaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat perustaneet | eivät olisi perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustettaisiin | ei perustettaisi | passive | olisi perustettu | ei olisi perustettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perusta | älä perusta | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustakoon | älköön perustako | 3rd sing. | olkoon perustanut | älköön olko perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustakaamme | älkäämme perustako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustakaa | älkää perustako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustakoot | älkööt perustako | 3rd plur. | olkoot perustaneet | älkööt olko perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustettakoon | älköön perustettako | passive | olkoon perustettu | älköön olko perustettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | perustanen | en perustane | 1st sing. | lienen perustanut | en liene perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | perustanet | et perustane | 2nd sing. | lienet perustanut | et liene perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | perustanee | ei perustane | 3rd sing. | lienee perustanut | ei liene perustanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | perustanemme | emme perustane | 1st plur. | lienemme perustaneet | emme liene perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | perustanette | ette perustane | 2nd plur. | lienette perustaneet | ette liene perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | perustanevat | eivät perustane | 3rd plur. | lienevät perustaneet | eivät liene perustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | perustettaneen | ei perustettane | passive | lienee perustettu | ei liene perustettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | perustaa | present | perustava | perustettava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | perustanut | perustettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | perustaessa | perustettaessa | agent4 | perustama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | perustamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | perustaen | — | 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 | perustamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | perustamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | perustamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | perustamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | perustamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | perustaman | perustettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | perustaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
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Further reading
edit- “perustaa”, 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 2023-07-03
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