Hyphenation: kai‧ver‧taa
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | kaiverran |
| Sg.2 | kaiverrat |
| Sg.3 | kaivertaa |
| Pl.1 | kaiverramma |
| Pl.2 | kaiverratta |
| Pl.3 | kaivertaat; kaivertavat; kaiverrettaa |
| Impersonal | kaiverrettaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | kaiversin |
| Sg.2 | kaiversit |
| Sg.3 | kaiversi |
| Pl.1 | kaiversimma |
| Pl.2 | kaiversitta |
| Pl.3 | kaiversiit; kaiversivat; kaiverrettii |
| Impersonal | kaiverrettii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | kaivertaisin |
| Sg.2 | kaivertaisit |
| Sg.3 | kaivertais |
| Pl.1 | kaivertaisimma |
| Pl.2 | kaivertaisitta |
| Pl.3 | kaivertaisiit; kaivertaisivat; kaiverrettais |
| Impersonal | kaiverrettais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | kaivertanen |
| Sg.2 | kaivertanet |
| Sg.3 | kaivertannoo |
| Pl.1 | kaivertanemma |
| Pl.2 | kaivertanetta |
| Pl.3 | kaivertannoot |
| Impersonal | kaiverrettanoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | kaivertaist; kaiverra |
| Sg.3 | kaivertakkoo |
| Pl.2 | kaivertakkaa |
| Pl.3 | kaivertakkoot |
| Impersonal | kaiverrettakoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | kaivertaa |
| II Infinitive, inessive | kaivertaes |
| II Infinitive, instructive | kaivertaen |
| III Infinitive, illative | kaivertammaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | kaivertamas |
| III Infinitive, elative | kaivertamast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | kaivertamata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | kaivertamiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | kaivertamista; kaivertamist |
Participles
| Active Present | kaivertava |
| Passive Present | kaiverrettava |
| Active Past | kaivertant; kaivertanut |
| Passive Past | kaiverrettu |
Etymology
From kaivaa (“to dig up”) + -ertaa. Akin to Finnish kaivertaa. See: Finnish with old forms '
kaivertaa'.
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