imarrella
Finnish
(index im)
Etymology
From imartaa + -ella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈimɑrːelːɑˣ/, [ˈimɑrːe̞lːɑ(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: i‧mar‧rel‧la
Verb
imarrella
- (transitive) To flatter, compliment, (colloquially) to butter up, soft-soap, suck up to.
- Älä imartele itseäsi.
- Don't flatter yourself.
- Älä imartele itseäsi.
- (transitive) To coax, cajole, beguile.
- (transitive) To toady to, truckle to, carry favor with, (colloquially) to brownnose, kiss/lick sb's ass/boots.
Conjugation
| Inflection of imarrella (Kotus type 67/tulla, rt-rr gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | imartelen | en imartele | 1st sing. | olen imarrellut | en ole imarrellut | |
| 2nd sing. | imartelet | et imartele | 2nd sing. | olet imarrellut | et ole imarrellut | |
| 3rd sing. | imartelee | ei imartele | 3rd sing. | on imarrellut | ei ole imarrellut | |
| 1st plur. | imartelemme | emme imartele | 1st plur. | olemme imarrelleet | emme ole imarrelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | imartelette | ette imartele | 2nd plur. | olette imarrelleet | ette ole imarrelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | imartelevat | eivät imartele | 3rd plur. | ovat imarrelleet | eivät ole imarrelleet | |
| passive | imarrellaan | ei imarrella | passive | on imarreltu | ei ole imarreltu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | imartelin | en imarrellut | 1st sing. | olin imarrellut | en ollut imarrellut | |
| 2nd sing. | imartelit | et imarrellut | 2nd sing. | olit imarrellut | et ollut imarrellut | |
| 3rd sing. | imarteli | ei imarrellut | 3rd sing. | oli imarrellut | ei ollut imarrellut | |
| 1st plur. | imartelimme | emme imarrelleet | 1st plur. | olimme imarrelleet | emme olleet imarrelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | imartelitte | ette imarrelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte imarrelleet | ette olleet imarrelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | imartelivat | eivät imarrelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat imarrelleet | eivät olleet imarrelleet | |
| passive | imarreltiin | ei imarreltu | passive | oli imarreltu | ei ollut imarreltu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | imartelisin | en imartelisi | 1st sing. | olisin imarrellut | en olisi imarrellut | |
| 2nd sing. | imartelisit | et imartelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit imarrellut | et olisi imarrellut | |
| 3rd sing. | imartelisi | ei imartelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi imarrellut | ei olisi imarrellut | |
| 1st plur. | imartelisimme | emme imartelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme imarrelleet | emme olisi imarrelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | imartelisitte | ette imartelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte imarrelleet | ette olisi imarrelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | imartelisivat | eivät imartelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat imarrelleet | eivät olisi imarrelleet | |
| passive | imarreltaisiin | ei imarreltaisi | passive | olisi imarreltu | ei olisi imarreltu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | imartele | älä imartele | 2nd sing. | ole imarrellut | älä ole imarrellut | |
| 3rd sing. | imarrelkoon | älköön imarrelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon imarrellut | älköön olko imarrellut | |
| 1st plur. | imarrelkaamme | älkäämme imarrelko | 1st plur. | olkaamme imarrelleet | älkäämme olko imarrelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | imarrelkaa | älkää imarrelko | 2nd plur. | olkaa imarrelleet | älkää olko imarrelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | imarrelkoot | älkööt imarrelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot imarrelleet | älkööt olko imarrelleet | |
| passive | imarreltakoon | älköön imarreltako | passive | olkoon imarreltu | älköön olko imarreltu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | imarrellen | en imarrelle | 1st sing. | lienen imarrellut | en liene imarrellut | |
| 2nd sing. | imarrellet | et imarrelle | 2nd sing. | lienet imarrellut | et liene imarrellut | |
| 3rd sing. | imarrellee | ei imarrelle | 3rd sing. | lienee imarrellut | ei liene imarrellut | |
| 1st plur. | imarrellemme | emme imarrelle | 1st plur. | lienemme imarrelleet | emme liene imarrelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | imarrellette | ette imarrelle | 2nd plur. | lienette imarrelleet | ette liene imarrelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | imarrellevat | eivät imarrelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät imarrelleet | eivät liene imarrelleet | |
| passive | imarreltaneen | ei imarreltane | passive | lienee imarreltu | ei liene imarreltu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | imarrella | present | imarteleva | imarreltava | ||
| long 1st2 | imarrellakseen | past | imarrellut | imarreltu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | imarrellessa | imarreltaessa | agent1, 3 | imartelema | |
| instructive | imarrellen | — | negative | imartelematon | ||
| 3rd | inessive | imartelemassa | — | 1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. | ||
| elative | imartelemasta | — | ||||
| illative | imartelemaan | — | ||||
| adessive | imartelemalla | — | ||||
| abessive | imartelematta | — | ||||
| instructive | imarteleman | imarreltaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | imarteleminen | ||||
| partitive | imartelemista | |||||
| 5th2 | imartelemaisillaan | |||||
Synonyms
- (to flatter, compliment) ylistää
- (to coax, cajole, beguile) mielistellä
- (to toady to, truckle to, carry favor with) hännystellä
Derived terms
- nouns: imartelija, imartelu