kahlata

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami, from Proto-Samic *kālētēk, ultimately from Proto-Uralic *kälä- (whence also Erzya келямс (keľams, “to ford”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhlɑtɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝xlɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhlɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kah‧la‧ta

Verb

kahlata

1. (intransitive) to wade, ford (walk through water, snow or something else that impedes progress)
2. (intransitive, figuratively) to wade, progress with difficulty

   Kahlasin läpi kaikki Mattilaa koskevat asiakirjat.

   I waded through all the documents concerning Mattila.

Conjugation

Inflection of kahlata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahlaan	en kahlaa	1st sing.	olen kahlannut	en ole kahlannut
2nd sing.		kahlaat	et kahlaa	2nd sing.	olet kahlannut	et ole kahlannut
3rd sing.		kahlaa	ei kahlaa	3rd sing.	on kahlannut	ei ole kahlannut
1st plur.		kahlaamme	emme kahlaa	1st plur.	olemme kahlanneet	emme ole kahlanneet
2nd plur.		kahlaatte	ette kahlaa	2nd plur.	olette kahlanneet	ette ole kahlanneet
3rd plur.		kahlaavat	eivät kahlaa	3rd plur.	ovat kahlanneet	eivät ole kahlanneet
passive		kahlataan	ei kahlata	passive	on kahlattu	ei ole kahlattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahlasin	en kahlannut	1st sing.	olin kahlannut	en ollut kahlannut
2nd sing.		kahlasit	et kahlannut	2nd sing.	olit kahlannut	et ollut kahlannut
3rd sing.		kahlasi	ei kahlannut	3rd sing.	oli kahlannut	ei ollut kahlannut
1st plur.		kahlasimme	emme kahlanneet	1st plur.	olimme kahlanneet	emme olleet kahlanneet
2nd plur.		kahlasitte	ette kahlanneet	2nd plur.	olitte kahlanneet	ette olleet kahlanneet
3rd plur.		kahlasivat	eivät kahlanneet	3rd plur.	olivat kahlanneet	eivät olleet kahlanneet
passive		kahlattiin	ei kahlattu	passive	oli kahlattu	ei ollut kahlattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahlaisin	en kahlaisi	1st sing.	olisin kahlannut	en olisi kahlannut
2nd sing.		kahlaisit	et kahlaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kahlannut	et olisi kahlannut
3rd sing.		kahlaisi	ei kahlaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kahlannut	ei olisi kahlannut
1st plur.		kahlaisimme	emme kahlaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kahlanneet	emme olisi kahlanneet
2nd plur.		kahlaisitte	ette kahlaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kahlanneet	ette olisi kahlanneet
3rd plur.		kahlaisivat	eivät kahlaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kahlanneet	eivät olisi kahlanneet
passive		kahlattaisiin	ei kahlattaisi	passive	olisi kahlattu	ei olisi kahlattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kahlaa	älä kahlaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kahlatkoon	älköön kahlatko	3rd sing.	olkoon kahlannut	älköön olko kahlannut
1st plur.		kahlatkaamme	älkäämme kahlatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kahlatkaa	älkää kahlatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kahlatkoot	älkööt kahlatko	3rd plur.	olkoot kahlanneet	älkööt olko kahlanneet
passive		kahlattakoon	älköön kahlattako	passive	olkoon kahlattu	älköön olko kahlattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kahlannen	en kahlanne	1st sing.	lienen kahlannut	en liene kahlannut
2nd sing.		kahlannet	et kahlanne	2nd sing.	lienet kahlannut	et liene kahlannut
3rd sing.		kahlannee	ei kahlanne	3rd sing.	lienee kahlannut	ei liene kahlannut
1st plur.		kahlannemme	emme kahlanne	1st plur.	lienemme kahlanneet	emme liene kahlanneet
2nd plur.		kahlannette	ette kahlanne	2nd plur.	lienette kahlanneet	ette liene kahlanneet
3rd plur.		kahlannevat	eivät kahlanne	3rd plur.	lienevät kahlanneet	eivät liene kahlanneet
passive		kahlattaneen	ei kahlattane	passive	lienee kahlattu	ei liene kahlattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kahlata		present	kahlaava	kahlattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahlatakseni kahlataksemme 2nd kahlataksesi kahlataksenne 3rd kahlatakseen kahlataksensa		past	kahlannut	kahlattu
2nd	inessive2	kahlatessa	kahlattaessa	agent4	kahlaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahlatessani kahlatessamme 2nd kahlatessasi kahlatessanne 3rd kahlatessaan kahlatessansa		negative	kahlaamaton
	instructive	kahlaten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	kahlaamassa	—
	elative	kahlaamasta	—
	illative	kahlaamaan	—
	adessive	kahlaamalla	—
	abessive	kahlaamatta	—
	instructive	kahlaaman	kahlattaman
4th3	verbal noun	kahlaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kahlaamaisillani kahlaamaisillamme 2nd kahlaamaisillasi kahlaamaisillanne 3rd kahlaamaisillaan kahlaamaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• kahlaaja
• kahlaamo
• kahlaus
• kahle
• kahluu

 

proper nouns

• Kahlos

 

verbs

• kahlailla
• kahlauttaa

 

Further reading

• “kahlata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kahlaat