Hyphenation: tai‧taa
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | taijan |
| Sg.2 | taijat |
| Sg.3 | taitaa |
| Pl.1 | taijamma |
| Pl.2 | taijatta |
| Pl.3 | taitaat; taitavat; taijetaa |
| Impersonal | taijetaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | taisin |
| Sg.2 | taisit |
| Sg.3 | taisi |
| Pl.1 | taisimma |
| Pl.2 | taisitta |
| Pl.3 | taisiit; taisivat; taijettii |
| Impersonal | taijettii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | taitaisin |
| Sg.2 | taitaisit |
| Sg.3 | taitais |
| Pl.1 | taitaisimma |
| Pl.2 | taitaisitta |
| Pl.3 | taitaisiit; taitaisivat; taijettais |
| Impersonal | taijettais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | taitanen |
| Sg.2 | taitanet |
| Sg.3 | taitanoo |
| Pl.1 | taitanemma |
| Pl.2 | taitanetta |
| Pl.3 | taitanoot |
| Impersonal | taijettannoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | taitaist; taija |
| Sg.3 | taitakoo |
| Pl.2 | taitakaa |
| Pl.3 | taitakoot |
| Impersonal | taijettakkoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | taitaa |
| II Infinitive, inessive | taitajees |
| II Infinitive, instructive | taitaen |
| III Infinitive, illative | taitamaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | taitamaas |
| III Infinitive, elative | taitamast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | taitamata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | taitamiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | taitamista; taitamist |
Participles
| Active Present | taitava |
| Passive Present | taijettava |
| Active Past | taitant; taitanut |
| Passive Past | taijettu |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *taitadak. Cognates include Finnish taitaa and Karelian taitua. See: Finnish with old forms '
taitaa', Karelian '
taitua'.
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