istuttaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *istuttadak, equivalent to istua (“to sit”) +‎ -ttaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈistutːɑːˣ/, [ˈis̠tut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -istutːɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): is‧tut‧taa

Verb

istuttaa

1. (transitive) to plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow)

   Siemenet istutetaan toukokuussa maan lämmettyä.

   The seeds are planted in May once the ground gets warmer.

2. (transitive) to introduce an animal to an area outside its native region

   Kanadanhanhia on istutettu myös Suomeen.

   Canada geese have also been introduced into Finland.

3. (transitive) to make sit, keep sitting

   Opettaja istuttaisi oppilaitaan jälki-istunnossa, jos siihen tulisi tilaisuus.

   The teacher would keep her pupils sitting in their chairs in detention, if she got the opportunity.

Conjugation

Inflection of istuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		istutan	en istuta	1st sing.	olen istuttanut	en ole istuttanut
2nd sing.		istutat	et istuta	2nd sing.	olet istuttanut	et ole istuttanut
3rd sing.		istuttaa	ei istuta	3rd sing.	on istuttanut	ei ole istuttanut
1st plur.		istutamme	emme istuta	1st plur.	olemme istuttaneet	emme ole istuttaneet
2nd plur.		istutatte	ette istuta	2nd plur.	olette istuttaneet	ette ole istuttaneet
3rd plur.		istuttavat	eivät istuta	3rd plur.	ovat istuttaneet	eivät ole istuttaneet
passive		istutetaan	ei istuteta	passive	on istutettu	ei ole istutettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		istutin	en istuttanut	1st sing.	olin istuttanut	en ollut istuttanut
2nd sing.		istutit	et istuttanut	2nd sing.	olit istuttanut	et ollut istuttanut
3rd sing.		istutti	ei istuttanut	3rd sing.	oli istuttanut	ei ollut istuttanut
1st plur.		istutimme	emme istuttaneet	1st plur.	olimme istuttaneet	emme olleet istuttaneet
2nd plur.		istutitte	ette istuttaneet	2nd plur.	olitte istuttaneet	ette olleet istuttaneet
3rd plur.		istuttivat	eivät istuttaneet	3rd plur.	olivat istuttaneet	eivät olleet istuttaneet
passive		istutettiin	ei istutettu	passive	oli istutettu	ei ollut istutettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		istuttaisin	en istuttaisi	1st sing.	olisin istuttanut	en olisi istuttanut
2nd sing.		istuttaisit	et istuttaisi	2nd sing.	olisit istuttanut	et olisi istuttanut
3rd sing.		istuttaisi	ei istuttaisi	3rd sing.	olisi istuttanut	ei olisi istuttanut
1st plur.		istuttaisimme	emme istuttaisi	1st plur.	olisimme istuttaneet	emme olisi istuttaneet
2nd plur.		istuttaisitte	ette istuttaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte istuttaneet	ette olisi istuttaneet
3rd plur.		istuttaisivat	eivät istuttaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat istuttaneet	eivät olisi istuttaneet
passive		istutettaisiin	ei istutettaisi	passive	olisi istutettu	ei olisi istutettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		istuta	älä istuta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		istuttakoon	älköön istuttako	3rd sing.	olkoon istuttanut	älköön olko istuttanut
1st plur.		istuttakaamme	älkäämme istuttako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		istuttakaa	älkää istuttako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		istuttakoot	älkööt istuttako	3rd plur.	olkoot istuttaneet	älkööt olko istuttaneet
passive		istutettakoon	älköön istutettako	passive	olkoon istutettu	älköön olko istutettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		istuttanen	en istuttane	1st sing.	lienen istuttanut	en liene istuttanut
2nd sing.		istuttanet	et istuttane	2nd sing.	lienet istuttanut	et liene istuttanut
3rd sing.		istuttanee	ei istuttane	3rd sing.	lienee istuttanut	ei liene istuttanut
1st plur.		istuttanemme	emme istuttane	1st plur.	lienemme istuttaneet	emme liene istuttaneet
2nd plur.		istuttanette	ette istuttane	2nd plur.	lienette istuttaneet	ette liene istuttaneet
3rd plur.		istuttanevat	eivät istuttane	3rd plur.	lienevät istuttaneet	eivät liene istuttaneet
passive		istutettaneen	ei istutettane	passive	lienee istutettu	ei liene istutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		istuttaa		present	istuttava	istutettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st istuttaakseni istuttaaksemme 2nd istuttaaksesi istuttaaksenne 3rd istuttaakseen istuttaaksensa		past	istuttanut	istutettu
2nd	inessive2	istuttaessa	istutettaessa	agent4	istuttama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st istuttaessani istuttaessamme 2nd istuttaessasi istuttaessanne 3rd istuttaessaan istuttaessansa		negative	istuttamaton
	instructive	istuttaen	—	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 istuttaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	istuttamassa	—
	elative	istuttamasta	—
	illative	istuttamaan	—
	adessive	istuttamalla	—
	abessive	istuttamatta	—
	instructive	istuttaman	istutettaman
4th3	verbal noun	istuttaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st istuttamaisillani istuttamaisillamme 2nd istuttamaisillasi istuttamaisillanne 3rd istuttamaisillaan istuttamaisillansa

Derived terms

• istukas
• istute
• istutella
• istuttaja
• istuttaminen
• istutus

 

Further reading

• “istuttaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• taatusti