tahtoa
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *tahtoidak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑxt̪o̞ɑ(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
- Syllabification(key): tah‧to‧a
Verb
tahtoa
- (transitive) to want
- Tahdon jäätelön.
- I want an ice cream.
- Tahdotteko lisää kakkua?
- Do you want more cake?
- (transitive, auxiliary, + first infinitive) to want (to do something)
- Tahdon laulaa karaokea.
- I want to sing karaoke.
- Tahdotko ottaa hänet aviovaimoksesi?
- Do you want to take her to be your wife?
- (intransitive) to tend (to have a tendency to)
- Hinnat tahtovat nousta.
- The prices tend to rise.
Usage notes
- The verb tahtoa is quite synonymous with haluta, although tahtoa has a nuance of stronger will and/or determination.
- The verb tahtoa is used in the Finnish wedding vows, "I do" being "tahdon".
Conjugation
| Inflection of tahtoa (Kotus type 52*F/sanoa, t-d gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | tahdon | en tahdo | 1st sing. | olen tahtonut | en ole tahtonut | |
| 2nd sing. | tahdot | et tahdo | 2nd sing. | olet tahtonut | et ole tahtonut | |
| 3rd sing. | tahtoo | ei tahdo | 3rd sing. | on tahtonut | ei ole tahtonut | |
| 1st plur. | tahdomme | emme tahdo | 1st plur. | olemme tahtoneet | emme ole tahtoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | tahdotte | ette tahdo | 2nd plur. | olette tahtoneet | ette ole tahtoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | tahtovat | eivät tahdo | 3rd plur. | ovat tahtoneet | eivät ole tahtoneet | |
| passive | tahdotaan | ei tahdota | passive | on tahdottu | ei ole tahdottu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | tahdoin | en tahtonut | 1st sing. | olin tahtonut | en ollut tahtonut | |
| 2nd sing. | tahdoit | et tahtonut | 2nd sing. | olit tahtonut | et ollut tahtonut | |
| 3rd sing. | tahtoi | ei tahtonut | 3rd sing. | oli tahtonut | ei ollut tahtonut | |
| 1st plur. | tahdoimme | emme tahtoneet | 1st plur. | olimme tahtoneet | emme olleet tahtoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | tahdoitte | ette tahtoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte tahtoneet | ette olleet tahtoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | tahtoivat | eivät tahtoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat tahtoneet | eivät olleet tahtoneet | |
| passive | tahdottiin | ei tahdottu | passive | oli tahdottu | ei ollut tahdottu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | tahtoisin | en tahtoisi | 1st sing. | olisin tahtonut | en olisi tahtonut | |
| 2nd sing. | tahtoisit | et tahtoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit tahtonut | et olisi tahtonut | |
| 3rd sing. | tahtoisi | ei tahtoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi tahtonut | ei olisi tahtonut | |
| 1st plur. | tahtoisimme | emme tahtoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme tahtoneet | emme olisi tahtoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | tahtoisitte | ette tahtoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte tahtoneet | ette olisi tahtoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | tahtoisivat | eivät tahtoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat tahtoneet | eivät olisi tahtoneet | |
| passive | tahdottaisiin | ei tahdottaisi | passive | olisi tahdottu | ei olisi tahdottu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | tahdo | älä tahdo | 2nd sing. | ole tahtonut | älä ole tahtonut | |
| 3rd sing. | tahtokoon | älköön tahtoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon tahtonut | älköön olko tahtonut | |
| 1st plur. | tahtokaamme | älkäämme tahtoko | 1st plur. | olkaamme tahtoneet | älkäämme olko tahtoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | tahtokaa | älkää tahtoko | 2nd plur. | olkaa tahtoneet | älkää olko tahtoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | tahtokoot | älkööt tahtoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot tahtoneet | älkööt olko tahtoneet | |
| passive | tahdottakoon | älköön tahdottako | passive | olkoon tahdottu | älköön olko tahdottu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | tahtonen | en tahtone | 1st sing. | lienen tahtonut | en liene tahtonut | |
| 2nd sing. | tahtonet | et tahtone | 2nd sing. | lienet tahtonut | et liene tahtonut | |
| 3rd sing. | tahtonee | ei tahtone | 3rd sing. | lienee tahtonut | ei liene tahtonut | |
| 1st plur. | tahtonemme | emme tahtone | 1st plur. | lienemme tahtoneet | emme liene tahtoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | tahtonette | ette tahtone | 2nd plur. | lienette tahtoneet | ette liene tahtoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | tahtonevat | eivät tahtone | 3rd plur. | lienevät tahtoneet | eivät liene tahtoneet | |
| passive | tahdottaneen | ei tahdottane | passive | lienee tahdottu | ei liene tahdottu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | tahtoa | present | tahtova | tahdottava | ||
| long 1st2 | tahtoakseen | past | tahtonut | tahdottu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | tahtoessa | tahdottaessa | agent1, 3 | tahtoma | |
| instructive | tahtoen | — | negative | tahtomaton | ||
| 3rd | inessive | tahtomassa | — | 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 | tahtomasta | — | ||||
| illative | tahtomaan | — | ||||
| adessive | tahtomalla | — | ||||
| abessive | tahtomatta | — | ||||
| instructive | tahtoman | tahdottaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | tahtominen | ||||
| partitive | tahtomista | |||||
| 5th2 | tahtomaisillaan | |||||
Synonyms
- (to want): haluta
- (to tend): pyrkiä
Related terms
- tahansa
- tahallinen
- tahaton
- tahi
- tai
- taikka
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑxt̪o̞ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
- Syllabification(key): tah‧to‧a
Noun
tahtoa
- partitive singular of tahto
Anagrams
- ahotta, haotta
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *tahtodak. Cognates include Finnish tahtoa and Estonian tahta.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
- Hyphenation: tah‧to‧a
Verb
tahtoa
- (transitive) to want
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Senen peräst, jot höö tahtoot
uutta elloa oppia.- Because they want
to try out a new life.
- Because they want
-
- (transitive) to need
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 60:
- Puita paljo stroika tahtoo.
- Construction needs a lot of trees.
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Conjugation
| Conjugation of tahtoa (type 1/ampua, t- gradation) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indikativa | |||||
| Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahon | en taho | 1st singular | oon tahtont, oon tahtonut | en oo tahtont, en oo tahtonut |
| 2nd singular | tahot | et taho | 2nd singular | oot tahtont, oot tahtonut | et oo tahtont, et oo tahtonut |
| 3rd singular | tahtoo | ei taho | 3rd singular | ono tahtont, ono tahtonut | ei oo tahtont, ei oo tahtonut |
| 1st plural | tahomma | emmä taho | 1st plural | oomma tahtonneet | emmä oo tahtonneet |
| 2nd plural | tahotta | että taho | 2nd plural | ootta tahtonneet | että oo tahtonneet |
| 3rd plural | tahtoot1), tahtovat2), tahotaa | evät taho | 3rd plural | ovat tahtonneet | evät oo tahtonneet |
| impersonal | tahotaa | ei tahota | impersonal | ono tahottu | ei oo tahottu |
| Imperfekta | Pluskvamperfekta | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahoin | en tahtont, en tahtonut | 1st singular | olin tahtont, olin tahtonut | en olt tahtont, en olt tahtonut |
| 2nd singular | tahoit | et tahtont, et tahtonut | 2nd singular | olit tahtont, olit tahtonut | et olt tahtont, et olt tahtonut |
| 3rd singular | tahtoi | ei tahtont, ei tahtonut | 3rd singular | oli tahtont, oli tahtonut | ei olt tahtont, ei olt tahtonut |
| 1st plural | tahoimma | emmä tahtonneet | 1st plural | olimma tahtonneet | emmä olleet tahtonneet |
| 2nd plural | tahoitta | että tahtonneet | 2nd plural | olitta tahtonneet | että olleet tahtonneet |
| 3rd plural | tahtoit1), tahtoivat2), tahottii | evät tahtonneet | 3rd plural | olivat tahtonneet | evät olleet tahtonneet |
| impersonal | tahottii | ei tahottu | impersonal | oli tahottu | ei olt tahottu |
| Konditsionala | |||||
| Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahtoisin | en tahtois | 1st singular | olisin tahtont, olisin tahtonut | en olis tahtont, en olis tahtonut |
| 2nd singular | tahtoisit, tahtoist1) | et tahtois | 2nd singular | olisit tahtont, olisit tahtonut | et olis tahtont, et olis tahtonut |
| 3rd singular | tahtois | ei tahtois | 3rd singular | olis tahtont, olis tahtonut | ei olis tahtont, ei olis tahtonut |
| 1st plural | tahtoisimma | emmä tahtois | 1st plural | olisimma tahtonneet | emmä olis tahtonneet |
| 2nd plural | tahtoisitta | että tahtois | 2nd plural | olisitta tahtonneet | että olis tahtonneet |
| 3rd plural | tahtoisiit1), tahtoisivat2), tahottais | evät tahtois | 3rd plural | olisivat tahtonneet | evät olis tahtonneet |
| impersonal | tahottais | ei tahottais | impersonal | olis tahottu | ei olis tahottu |
| Imperativa | |||||
| Preesens | Perfekta | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | — | — | 1st singular | — | — |
| 2nd singular | taho | elä taho | 2nd singular | oo tahtont, oo tahtonut | elä oo tahtont, elä oo tahtonut |
| 3rd singular | tahtokoo | elköö tahtoko | 3rd singular | olkoo tahtont, olkoo tahtonut | elköö olko tahtont, elköö olko tahtonut |
| 1st plural | — | — | 1st plural | — | — |
| 2nd plural | tahtokaa | elkää tahtoko | 2nd plural | olkaa tahtonneet | elkää olko tahtonneet |
| 3rd plural | tahtokoot | elkööt tahtoko | 3rd plural | olkoot tahtonneet | elkööt olko tahtonneet |
| impersonal | tahottakkoo | elköö tahottako | impersonal | olkoo tahottu | elköö olko tahottu |
| Potentsiala | |||||
| Preesens | |||||
| positive | negative | ||||
| 1st singular | tahtonen | en tahtone | |||
| 2nd singular | tahtonet | et tahtone | |||
| 3rd singular | tahtonoo | ei tahtone | |||
| 1st plural | tahtonemma | emmä tahtone | |||
| 2nd plural | tahtonetta | että tahtone | |||
| 3rd plural | tahtonoot | evät tahtone | |||
| impersonal | tahottannoo | ei tahottane | |||
| Nominal forms | |||||
| Infinitivat | Partisipat | ||||
| active | passive | ||||
| 1st | tahtoa | present | tahtova | tahottava | |
| 2nd | inessive | tahtojees | past | tahtont, tahtonut | tahottu |
| instructive | tahtoen | 1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. 2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. *) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (tahtokaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. **) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) to the indicative, or -kse to the potential. ***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition. | |||
| 3rd | illative | tahtomaa | |||
| inessive | tahtomaas | ||||
| elative | tahtomast | ||||
| abessive | tahtomata | ||||
| 4th | nominative | tahtomiin | |||
| partitive | tahtomista, tahtomist | ||||
Synonyms
- (to want): haluta (“to desire”), himottaa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
- Hyphenation: tah‧to‧a
Noun
tahtoa
- partitive singular of tahto
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 567
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tahtoidak.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhtoɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
- Hyphenation: tah‧toa
Verb
tahtoa
- (transitive) to want, desire
- (impersonal) needs, lacks
Inflection
| Conjugation of tahtoa (type II-1/kuttsua, ht-h gradation) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Perfect | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahon | en taho | 1st singular | õõn tahtonnu | en õõ tahtonnu |
| 2nd singular | tahod | ed taho | 2nd singular | õõd tahtonnu | ed õõ tahtonnu |
| 3rd singular | tahob | eb taho | 3rd singular | on tahtonnu | eb õõ tahtonnu |
| 1st plural | tahommõ | emmä taho | 1st plural | öõmmõ tahtonnu | emmä õõ tahtonnu |
| 2nd plural | tahottõ | että taho | 2nd plural | õõttõ tahtonnu | että õõ tahtonnu |
| 3rd plural | tahota | eväd taho | 3rd plural | õlla tahottu | eväd õõ tahottu |
| impersonal | tahota | eväd taho | impersonal | õlla tahottu | eväd õõ tahottu |
| Imperfect | Pluperfect | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahtozin | en tahtonnu | 1st singular | õlin tahtonnu | — |
| 2nd singular | tahtozid | ed tahtonnu | 2nd singular | õlid tahtonnu | — |
| 3rd singular | tahto | eb tahtonnu | 3rd singular | õli tahtonnu | — |
| 1st plural | tahtozimmõ | emmä tahtonnu | 1st plural | õlimmõ tahtonnu | — |
| 2nd plural | tahtozittõ | että tahtonnu | 2nd plural | õlittõ tahtonnu | — |
| 3rd plural | tahotti | eväd tahottu | 3rd plural | õlti tahottu | — |
| impersonal | tahotti | eväd tahottu | impersonal | õlti tahottu | — |
| Conditional | |||||
| Present | Perfect | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| 1st singular | tahtoizin | en tahtoizʹ | 1st singular | õllõizin tahtonnu | en õllõizʹ tahtonnu |
| 2nd singular | tahtoizid | ed tahtoizʹ | 2nd singular | õllõizid tahtonnu | ed õllõizʹ tahtonnu |
| 3rd singular | tahtoizʹ | eb tahtoizʹ | 3rd singular | õllõizʹ tahtonnu | eb õllõizʹ tahtonnu |
| 1st plural | tahtoizimmõ | emmä tahtoizʹ | 1st plural | õllõizimmõ tahtonnu | emmä õllõizʹ tahtonnu |
| 2nd plural | tahtoizittõ | että tahtoizʹ | 2nd plural | õllõizittõ tahtonnu | että õllõizʹ tahtonnu |
| 3rd plural | tahottaizʹ | eväd tahottaizʹ | 3rd plural | õltaizʹ tahottu | eväd õltaizʹ tahottu |
| impersonal | tahottaizʹ | eväd tahottaizʹ | impersonal | õltaizʹ tahottu | eväd õltaizʹ tahottu |
| Imperative | |||||
| Present | |||||
| positive | negative | ||||
| 1st singular | — | — | |||
| 2nd singular | taho | elä taho | |||
| 3rd singular | tahtogo | elko tahtogo | |||
| 1st plural | — | — | |||
| 2nd plural | tahtoga | elka tahtoga | |||
| 3rd plural | tahtogod | — | |||
| impersonal | — | — | |||
| Nominal forms | |||||
| Infinitives | Participles | ||||
| active | passive | ||||
| 1st | tahtoa | present | tahtojõ | — | |
| 2nd | illative | tahtoma | past | tahtonnu | tahottu |
| inessive | tahtomõz | ||||
| elative | tahtomassõ | ||||
| abessive | tahtomattõ | ||||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “tahtoa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn