kaventaa
Finnish
Etymology
kapea + -ntaa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋentɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑʋe̞n̪t̪ɑː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋentɑː
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ven‧taa
Verb
kaventaa
- (transitive) to narrow, narrow down; to reduce, decrease (to reduce in width or extent); to take in (clothes)
- (sports) to narrow the lead, narrow the gap
- HJK kavensi 1-3:een 65 minuutin kohdalla.
- HJK narrowed the gap to 1-3 in the 65th minute.
Conjugation
| Inflection of kaventaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | kavennan | en kavenna | 1st sing. | olen kaventanut | en ole kaventanut | |
| 2nd sing. | kavennat | et kavenna | 2nd sing. | olet kaventanut | et ole kaventanut | |
| 3rd sing. | kaventaa | ei kavenna | 3rd sing. | on kaventanut | ei ole kaventanut | |
| 1st plur. | kavennamme | emme kavenna | 1st plur. | olemme kaventaneet | emme ole kaventaneet | |
| 2nd plur. | kavennatte | ette kavenna | 2nd plur. | olette kaventaneet | ette ole kaventaneet | |
| 3rd plur. | kaventavat | eivät kavenna | 3rd plur. | ovat kaventaneet | eivät ole kaventaneet | |
| passive | kavennetaan | ei kavenneta | passive | on kavennettu | ei ole kavennettu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | kavensin | en kaventanut | 1st sing. | olin kaventanut | en ollut kaventanut | |
| 2nd sing. | kavensit | et kaventanut | 2nd sing. | olit kaventanut | et ollut kaventanut | |
| 3rd sing. | kavensi | ei kaventanut | 3rd sing. | oli kaventanut | ei ollut kaventanut | |
| 1st plur. | kavensimme | emme kaventaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kaventaneet | emme olleet kaventaneet | |
| 2nd plur. | kavensitte | ette kaventaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kaventaneet | ette olleet kaventaneet | |
| 3rd plur. | kavensivat | eivät kaventaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kaventaneet | eivät olleet kaventaneet | |
| passive | kavennettiin | ei kavennettu | passive | oli kavennettu | ei ollut kavennettu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | kaventaisin | en kaventaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kaventanut | en olisi kaventanut | |
| 2nd sing. | kaventaisit | et kaventaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kaventanut | et olisi kaventanut | |
| 3rd sing. | kaventaisi | ei kaventaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kaventanut | ei olisi kaventanut | |
| 1st plur. | kaventaisimme | emme kaventaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kaventaneet | emme olisi kaventaneet | |
| 2nd plur. | kaventaisitte | ette kaventaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kaventaneet | ette olisi kaventaneet | |
| 3rd plur. | kaventaisivat | eivät kaventaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kaventaneet | eivät olisi kaventaneet | |
| passive | kavennettaisiin | ei kavennettaisi | passive | olisi kavennettu | ei olisi kavennettu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | kavenna | älä kavenna | 2nd sing. | ole kaventanut | älä ole kaventanut | |
| 3rd sing. | kaventakoon | älköön kaventako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kaventanut | älköön olko kaventanut | |
| 1st plur. | kaventakaamme | älkäämme kaventako | 1st plur. | olkaamme kaventaneet | älkäämme olko kaventaneet | |
| 2nd plur. | kaventakaa | älkää kaventako | 2nd plur. | olkaa kaventaneet | älkää olko kaventaneet | |
| 3rd plur. | kaventakoot | älkööt kaventako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kaventaneet | älkööt olko kaventaneet | |
| passive | kavennettakoon | älköön kavennettako | passive | olkoon kavennettu | älköön olko kavennettu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | kaventanen | en kaventane | 1st sing. | lienen kaventanut | en liene kaventanut | |
| 2nd sing. | kaventanet | et kaventane | 2nd sing. | lienet kaventanut | et liene kaventanut | |
| 3rd sing. | kaventanee | ei kaventane | 3rd sing. | lienee kaventanut | ei liene kaventanut | |
| 1st plur. | kaventanemme | emme kaventane | 1st plur. | lienemme kaventaneet | emme liene kaventaneet | |
| 2nd plur. | kaventanette | ette kaventane | 2nd plur. | lienette kaventaneet | ette liene kaventaneet | |
| 3rd plur. | kaventanevat | eivät kaventane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kaventaneet | eivät liene kaventaneet | |
| passive | kavennettaneen | ei kavennettane | passive | lienee kavennettu | ei liene kavennettu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | kaventaa | present | kaventava | kavennettava | ||
| long 1st2 | kaventaakseen | past | kaventanut | kavennettu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | kaventaessa | kavennettaessa | agent1, 3 | kaventama | |
| instructive | kaventaen | — | negative | kaventamaton | ||
| 3rd | inessive | kaventamassa | — | 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 | kaventamasta | — | ||||
| illative | kaventamaan | — | ||||
| adessive | kaventamalla | — | ||||
| abessive | kaventamatta | — | ||||
| instructive | kaventaman | kavennettaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | kaventaminen | ||||
| partitive | kaventamista | |||||
| 5th2 | kaventamaisillaan | |||||
Compounds
- kavennusmaali
- kavennuspiste
Related terms
- kaventua (intransitive)