alustaa
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlustɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑlustɑː
- Syllabification(key): a‧lus‧taa
Verb
alustaa
- to lecture, to give a presentation, particularly with the purpose of serving as basis for discussion
- Ennen varsinaista kokousta tohtori Andersson alustaa aiheesta "Arabikevään vaikutukset".
- Before the official meeting doctor Andersson gives a presentation on the "Implications of the Arab spring".
- (computing) to initialize (to format a storage medium, to prepare any hardware for use)
- (computing) to format (prepare a mass storage medium for initial use)
- (programming) to initialize (to set an initial value)
- to knead (dough)
Conjugation
| Inflection of alustaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | alustan | en alusta | 1st sing. | olen alustanut | en ole alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | alustat | et alusta | 2nd sing. | olet alustanut | et ole alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | alustaa | ei alusta | 3rd sing. | on alustanut | ei ole alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | alustamme | emme alusta | 1st plur. | olemme alustaneet | emme ole alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | alustatte | ette alusta | 2nd plur. | olette alustaneet | ette ole alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | alustavat | eivät alusta | 3rd plur. | ovat alustaneet | eivät ole alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | alustetaan | ei alusteta | passive | on alustettu | ei ole alustettu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | alustin | en alustanut | 1st sing. | olin alustanut | en ollut alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | alustit | et alustanut | 2nd sing. | olit alustanut | et ollut alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | alusti | ei alustanut | 3rd sing. | oli alustanut | ei ollut alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | alustimme | emme alustaneet | 1st plur. | olimme alustaneet | emme olleet alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | alustitte | ette alustaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte alustaneet | ette olleet alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | alustivat | eivät alustaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat alustaneet | eivät olleet alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | alustettiin | ei alustettu | passive | oli alustettu | ei ollut alustettu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | alustaisin | en alustaisi | 1st sing. | olisin alustanut | en olisi alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | alustaisit | et alustaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit alustanut | et olisi alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | alustaisi | ei alustaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi alustanut | ei olisi alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | alustaisimme | emme alustaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme alustaneet | emme olisi alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | alustaisitte | ette alustaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte alustaneet | ette olisi alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | alustaisivat | eivät alustaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat alustaneet | eivät olisi alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | alustettaisiin | ei alustettaisi | passive | olisi alustettu | ei olisi alustettu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | alusta | älä alusta | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | alustakoon | älköön alustako | 3rd sing. | olkoon alustanut | älköön olko alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | alustakaamme | älkäämme alustako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | alustakaa | älkää alustako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | alustakoot | älkööt alustako | 3rd plur. | olkoot alustaneet | älkööt olko alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | alustettakoon | älköön alustettako | passive | olkoon alustettu | älköön olko alustettu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | alustanen | en alustane | 1st sing. | lienen alustanut | en liene alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | alustanet | et alustane | 2nd sing. | lienet alustanut | et liene alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | alustanee | ei alustane | 3rd sing. | lienee alustanut | ei liene alustanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | alustanemme | emme alustane | 1st plur. | lienemme alustaneet | emme liene alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | alustanette | ette alustane | 2nd plur. | lienette alustaneet | ette liene alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | alustanevat | eivät alustane | 3rd plur. | lienevät alustaneet | eivät liene alustaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | alustettaneen | ei alustettane | passive | lienee alustettu | ei liene alustettu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | alustaa | present | alustava | alustettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | alustanut | alustettu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | alustaessa | alustettaessa | agent3 | alustama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | alustamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | alustaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | alustamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | alustamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | alustamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | alustamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | alustamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | alustaman | alustettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th4 | verbal noun | alustaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- (to format): formatoida
- (to set an initial value): asettaa alkuarvo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alustaa”, 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
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