laventaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

lavea ‎ -ntaa (factitive aspect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋentɑːˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ven‧taa

Verb

laventaa

1. (transitive) to widen
2. (transitive, algebra) to expand (multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value)

   Antonym: supistaa

Conjugation

Inflection of laventaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lavennan	en lavenna	1st sing.	olen laventanut	en ole laventanut
2nd sing.		lavennat	et lavenna	2nd sing.	olet laventanut	et ole laventanut
3rd sing.		laventaa	ei lavenna	3rd sing.	on laventanut	ei ole laventanut
1st plur.		lavennamme	emme lavenna	1st plur.	olemme laventaneet	emme ole laventaneet
2nd plur.		lavennatte	ette lavenna	2nd plur.	olette laventaneet	ette ole laventaneet
3rd plur.		laventavat	eivät lavenna	3rd plur.	ovat laventaneet	eivät ole laventaneet
passive		lavennetaan	ei lavenneta	passive	on lavennettu	ei ole lavennettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lavensin	en laventanut	1st sing.	olin laventanut	en ollut laventanut
2nd sing.		lavensit	et laventanut	2nd sing.	olit laventanut	et ollut laventanut
3rd sing.		lavensi	ei laventanut	3rd sing.	oli laventanut	ei ollut laventanut
1st plur.		lavensimme	emme laventaneet	1st plur.	olimme laventaneet	emme olleet laventaneet
2nd plur.		lavensitte	ette laventaneet	2nd plur.	olitte laventaneet	ette olleet laventaneet
3rd plur.		lavensivat	eivät laventaneet	3rd plur.	olivat laventaneet	eivät olleet laventaneet
passive		lavennettiin	ei lavennettu	passive	oli lavennettu	ei ollut lavennettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laventaisin	en laventaisi	1st sing.	olisin laventanut	en olisi laventanut
2nd sing.		laventaisit	et laventaisi	2nd sing.	olisit laventanut	et olisi laventanut
3rd sing.		laventaisi	ei laventaisi	3rd sing.	olisi laventanut	ei olisi laventanut
1st plur.		laventaisimme	emme laventaisi	1st plur.	olisimme laventaneet	emme olisi laventaneet
2nd plur.		laventaisitte	ette laventaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte laventaneet	ette olisi laventaneet
3rd plur.		laventaisivat	eivät laventaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat laventaneet	eivät olisi laventaneet
passive		lavennettaisiin	ei lavennettaisi	passive	olisi lavennettu	ei olisi lavennettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		lavenna	älä lavenna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		laventakoon	älköön laventako	3rd sing.	olkoon laventanut	älköön olko laventanut
1st plur.		laventakaamme	älkäämme laventako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		laventakaa	älkää laventako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		laventakoot	älkööt laventako	3rd plur.	olkoot laventaneet	älkööt olko laventaneet
passive		lavennettakoon	älköön lavennettako	passive	olkoon lavennettu	älköön olko lavennettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laventanen	en laventane	1st sing.	lienen laventanut	en liene laventanut
2nd sing.		laventanet	et laventane	2nd sing.	lienet laventanut	et liene laventanut
3rd sing.		laventanee	ei laventane	3rd sing.	lienee laventanut	ei liene laventanut
1st plur.		laventanemme	emme laventane	1st plur.	lienemme laventaneet	emme liene laventaneet
2nd plur.		laventanette	ette laventane	2nd plur.	lienette laventaneet	ette liene laventaneet
3rd plur.		laventanevat	eivät laventane	3rd plur.	lienevät laventaneet	eivät liene laventaneet
passive		lavennettaneen	ei lavennettane	passive	lienee lavennettu	ei liene lavennettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		laventaa		present	laventava	lavennettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laventaakseni laventaaksemme 2nd laventaaksesi laventaaksenne 3rd laventaakseen laventaaksensa		past	laventanut	lavennettu
2nd	inessive2	laventaessa	lavennettaessa	agent4	laventama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laventaessani laventaessamme 2nd laventaessasi laventaessanne 3rd laventaessaan laventaessansa		negative	laventamaton
	instructive	laventaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form laventaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	laventamassa	—
	elative	laventamasta	—
	illative	laventamaan	—
	adessive	laventamalla	—
	abessive	laventamatta	—
	instructive	laventaman	lavennettaman
4th3	verbal noun	laventaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laventamaisillani laventamaisillamme 2nd laventamaisillasi laventamaisillanne 3rd laventamaisillaan laventamaisillansa

Derived terms

• lavennus
• laventaja
• laventua

 

Further reading

• “laventaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋentɑː/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋentɑː
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ven‧taa

Verb

laventaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of laventaa

Anagrams

• alentava, valetaan