Hyphenation: u‧sal‧taa
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | usallan |
| Sg.2 | usallat |
| Sg.3 | usaltaa |
| Pl.1 | usallamma |
| Pl.2 | usallatta |
| Pl.3 | usaltaat; usaltavat; usallettaa |
| Impersonal | usallettaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | usalsin |
| Sg.2 | usalsit |
| Sg.3 | usalsi |
| Pl.1 | usalsimma |
| Pl.2 | usalsitta |
| Pl.3 | usalsiit; usalsivat; usallettii |
| Impersonal | usallettii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | usaltaisin |
| Sg.2 | usaltaisit |
| Sg.3 | usaltais |
| Pl.1 | usaltaisimma |
| Pl.2 | usaltaisitta |
| Pl.3 | usaltaisiit; usaltaisivat; usallettais |
| Impersonal | usallettais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | usaltanen |
| Sg.2 | usaltanet |
| Sg.3 | usaltannoo |
| Pl.1 | usaltanemma |
| Pl.2 | usaltanetta |
| Pl.3 | usaltannoot |
| Impersonal | usallettanoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | usaltaist; usalla |
| Sg.3 | usaltakkoo |
| Pl.2 | usaltakkaa |
| Pl.3 | usaltakkoot |
| Impersonal | usallettakoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | usaltaa |
| II Infinitive, inessive | usaltaes |
| II Infinitive, instructive | usaltaen |
| III Infinitive, illative | usaltammaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | usaltamas |
| III Infinitive, elative | usaltamast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | usaltamata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | usaltamiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | usaltamista; usaltamist |
Participles
| Active Present | usaltava |
| Passive Present | usallettava |
| Active Past | usaltant; usaltanut |
| Passive Past | usallettu |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *uskaltadak. Cognates include Finnish uskaltaa and Estonian usaldada. See: Finnish with old forms '
uskaltaa', Estonian '
usaldama'.
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