lausua
Finnish
(index la)
Etymology
From laus- + -ua or earlier equivalent. Cognate with Estonian lause, lausuma.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lau‧su‧a
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑusuɑ(ʔ)/
Verb
lausua
- (transitive) to say, speak, utter, pronounce
- (transitive) to pronounce, sound out (a word)
- (transitive) to state, express (an opinion)
- (transitive) to articulate, put into words (a thought)
- (transitive) to recite, interpret (orally), do/give a reading of (a poem)
Conjugation
| Inflection of lausua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | lausun | en lausu | 1st sing. | olen lausunut | en ole lausunut | |
| 2nd sing. | lausut | et lausu | 2nd sing. | olet lausunut | et ole lausunut | |
| 3rd sing. | lausuu | ei lausu | 3rd sing. | on lausunut | ei ole lausunut | |
| 1st plur. | lausumme | emme lausu | 1st plur. | olemme lausuneet | emme ole lausuneet | |
| 2nd plur. | lausutte | ette lausu | 2nd plur. | olette lausuneet | ette ole lausuneet | |
| 3rd plur. | lausuvat | eivät lausu | 3rd plur. | ovat lausuneet | eivät ole lausuneet | |
| passive | lausutaan | ei lausuta | passive | on lausuttu | ei ole lausuttu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | lausuin | en lausunut | 1st sing. | olin lausunut | en ollut lausunut | |
| 2nd sing. | lausuit | et lausunut | 2nd sing. | olit lausunut | et ollut lausunut | |
| 3rd sing. | lausui | ei lausunut | 3rd sing. | oli lausunut | ei ollut lausunut | |
| 1st plur. | lausuimme | emme lausuneet | 1st plur. | olimme lausuneet | emme olleet lausuneet | |
| 2nd plur. | lausuitte | ette lausuneet | 2nd plur. | olitte lausuneet | ette olleet lausuneet | |
| 3rd plur. | lausuivat | eivät lausuneet | 3rd plur. | olivat lausuneet | eivät olleet lausuneet | |
| passive | lausuttiin | ei lausuttu | passive | oli lausuttu | ei ollut lausuttu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | lausuisin | en lausuisi | 1st sing. | olisin lausunut | en olisi lausunut | |
| 2nd sing. | lausuisit | et lausuisi | 2nd sing. | olisit lausunut | et olisi lausunut | |
| 3rd sing. | lausuisi | ei lausuisi | 3rd sing. | olisi lausunut | ei olisi lausunut | |
| 1st plur. | lausuisimme | emme lausuisi | 1st plur. | olisimme lausuneet | emme olisi lausuneet | |
| 2nd plur. | lausuisitte | ette lausuisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte lausuneet | ette olisi lausuneet | |
| 3rd plur. | lausuisivat | eivät lausuisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat lausuneet | eivät olisi lausuneet | |
| passive | lausuttaisiin | ei lausuttaisi | passive | olisi lausuttu | ei olisi lausuttu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | lausu | älä lausu | 2nd sing. | ole lausunut | älä ole lausunut | |
| 3rd sing. | lausukoon | älköön lausuko | 3rd sing. | olkoon lausunut | älköön olko lausunut | |
| 1st plur. | lausukaamme | älkäämme lausuko | 1st plur. | olkaamme lausuneet | älkäämme olko lausuneet | |
| 2nd plur. | lausukaa | älkää lausuko | 2nd plur. | olkaa lausuneet | älkää olko lausuneet | |
| 3rd plur. | lausukoot | älkööt lausuko | 3rd plur. | olkoot lausuneet | älkööt olko lausuneet | |
| passive | lausuttakoon | älköön lausuttako | passive | olkoon lausuttu | älköön olko lausuttu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | lausunen | en lausune | 1st sing. | lienen lausunut | en liene lausunut | |
| 2nd sing. | lausunet | et lausune | 2nd sing. | lienet lausunut | et liene lausunut | |
| 3rd sing. | lausunee | ei lausune | 3rd sing. | lienee lausunut | ei liene lausunut | |
| 1st plur. | lausunemme | emme lausune | 1st plur. | lienemme lausuneet | emme liene lausuneet | |
| 2nd plur. | lausunette | ette lausune | 2nd plur. | lienette lausuneet | ette liene lausuneet | |
| 3rd plur. | lausunevat | eivät lausune | 3rd plur. | lienevät lausuneet | eivät liene lausuneet | |
| passive | lausuttaneen | ei lausuttane | passive | lienee lausuttu | ei liene lausuttu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | lausua | present | lausuva | lausuttava | ||
| long 1st2 | lausuakseen | past | lausunut | lausuttu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | lausuessa | lausuttaessa | agent1, 3 | lausuma | |
| instructive | lausuen | — | negative | lausumaton | ||
| 3rd | inessive | lausumassa | — | 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 | lausumasta | — | ||||
| illative | lausumaan | — | ||||
| adessive | lausumalla | — | ||||
| abessive | lausumatta | — | ||||
| instructive | lausuman | lausuttaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | lausuminen | ||||
| partitive | lausumista | |||||
| 5th2 | lausumaisillaan | |||||
Synonyms
- (to say, utter): sanoa
- (to pronounce, sound out): ääntää
- (to state, express): ilmaista
- (to articulate, put into words): ilmaista
Derived terms
- nouns: lause, lausuma, lausunta, lausunto
- verbs: momentane lausahtaa