ruveta

ruveta

Finnish

Etymology

Akin to Ludian rubeta. Probably ruve- (“scab”) +‎ -ta.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruʋetɑˣ/, [ˈruʋe̞t̪ɑ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uʋetɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ru‧ve‧ta

Verb

ruveta

1. to begin or start to do something (+ active third infinitive in illative, first infinitive or noun in illative)

   Rupeaa satamaan.

   It's beginning to rain.

   Milloin ruvetaan tositoimiin?

   When do we start the real action?

2. to take up (to begin doing an activity on a regular basis) (+ active third infinitive in illative or first infinitive)

   Olen ruvennut ompelemaan.

   I've taken up knitting.

3. to become or wish to become something in the future (+ translative)

   Rupean lääkäriksi.

   I will become a doctor.

   Hän aikoo ruveta tanssijaksi.

   He plans to become a dancer.

Usage notes

• In the sense "to begin" or "to take up", ruveta is usually followed by the active third infinitive form of a verb in illative, a first infinitive or, less often, with illative form of a noun that is closely related to an activity, such as työ (“work”). In the sense "to become something," that which one becomes is in translative.
• (begin to do): ruveta tends to represent a more active and/or voluntary role in the action than alkaa.

Conjugation

Inflection of ruveta (Kotus type 74*E/katketa, p-v gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rupean	en rupea	1st sing.	olen ruvennut	en ole ruvennut
2nd sing.		rupeat	et rupea	2nd sing.	olet ruvennut	et ole ruvennut
3rd sing.		rupeaa	ei rupea	3rd sing.	on ruvennut	ei ole ruvennut
1st plur.		rupeamme	emme rupea	1st plur.	olemme ruvenneet	emme ole ruvenneet
2nd plur.		rupeatte	ette rupea	2nd plur.	olette ruvenneet	ette ole ruvenneet
3rd plur.		rupeavat	eivät rupea	3rd plur.	ovat ruvenneet	eivät ole ruvenneet
passive		ruvetaan	ei ruveta	passive	on ruvettu	ei ole ruvettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rupesin	en ruvennut	1st sing.	olin ruvennut	en ollut ruvennut
2nd sing.		rupesit	et ruvennut	2nd sing.	olit ruvennut	et ollut ruvennut
3rd sing.		rupesi	ei ruvennut	3rd sing.	oli ruvennut	ei ollut ruvennut
1st plur.		rupesimme	emme ruvenneet	1st plur.	olimme ruvenneet	emme olleet ruvenneet
2nd plur.		rupesitte	ette ruvenneet	2nd plur.	olitte ruvenneet	ette olleet ruvenneet
3rd plur.		rupesivat	eivät ruvenneet	3rd plur.	olivat ruvenneet	eivät olleet ruvenneet
passive		ruvettiin	ei ruvettu	passive	oli ruvettu	ei ollut ruvettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rupeaisin rupeisin	en rupeaisi en rupeisi	1st sing.	olisin ruvennut	en olisi ruvennut
2nd sing.		rupeaisit rupeisit	et rupeaisi et rupeisi	2nd sing.	olisit ruvennut	et olisi ruvennut
3rd sing.		rupeaisi rupeisi	ei rupeaisi ei rupeisi	3rd sing.	olisi ruvennut	ei olisi ruvennut
1st plur.		rupeaisimme rupeisimme	emme rupeaisi emme rupeisi	1st plur.	olisimme ruvenneet	emme olisi ruvenneet
2nd plur.		rupeaisitte rupeisitte	ette rupeaisi ette rupeisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ruvenneet	ette olisi ruvenneet
3rd plur.		rupeaisivat rupeisivat	eivät rupeaisi eivät rupeisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ruvenneet	eivät olisi ruvenneet
passive		ruvettaisiin	ei ruvettaisi	passive	olisi ruvettu	ei olisi ruvettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		rupea	älä rupea	2nd sing.	ole ruvennut	älä ole ruvennut
3rd sing.		ruvetkoon	älköön ruvetko	3rd sing.	olkoon ruvennut	älköön olko ruvennut
1st plur.		ruvetkaamme	älkäämme ruvetko	1st plur.	olkaamme ruvenneet	älkäämme olko ruvenneet
2nd plur.		ruvetkaa	älkää ruvetko	2nd plur.	olkaa ruvenneet	älkää olko ruvenneet
3rd plur.		ruvetkoot	älkööt ruvetko	3rd plur.	olkoot ruvenneet	älkööt olko ruvenneet
passive		ruvettakoon	älköön ruvettako	passive	olkoon ruvettu	älköön olko ruvettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ruvennen	en ruvenne	1st sing.	lienen ruvennut	en liene ruvennut
2nd sing.		ruvennet	et ruvenne	2nd sing.	lienet ruvennut	et liene ruvennut
3rd sing.		ruvennee	ei ruvenne	3rd sing.	lienee ruvennut	ei liene ruvennut
1st plur.		ruvennemme	emme ruvenne	1st plur.	lienemme ruvenneet	emme liene ruvenneet
2nd plur.		ruvennette	ette ruvenne	2nd plur.	lienette ruvenneet	ette liene ruvenneet
3rd plur.		ruvennevat	eivät ruvenne	3rd plur.	lienevät ruvenneet	eivät liene ruvenneet
passive		ruvettaneen	ei ruvettane	passive	lienee ruvettu	ei liene ruvettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		ruveta		present	rupeava	ruvettava
long 1st2		ruvetakseen		past	ruvennut	ruvettu
2nd	inessive1	ruvetessa	ruvettaessa	agent1, 3	rupeama
	instructive	ruveten	—	negative	rupeamaton
3rd	inessive	rupeamassa	—	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. 3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.
	elative	rupeamasta	—
	illative	rupeamaan	—
	adessive	rupeamalla	—
	abessive	rupeamatta	—
	instructive	rupeaman	ruvettaman
4th	nominative	rupeaminen
	partitive	rupeamista
5th2		rupeamaisillaan

Synonyms

• alkaa
• aloittaa
• ryhtyä

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Anagrams

• arvetu

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Karelian

Verb

ruveta

1. start