Hyphenation: kos‧taa
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | kossan |
| Sg.2 | kossat |
| Sg.3 | kostaa |
| Pl.1 | kossamma |
| Pl.2 | kossatta |
| Pl.3 | kostaat; kostavat; kossetaa |
| Impersonal | kossetaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | kossin |
| Sg.2 | kossit |
| Sg.3 | kosti |
| Pl.1 | kossimma |
| Pl.2 | kossitta |
| Pl.3 | kostiit; kostivat; kossettii |
| Impersonal | kossettii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | kostaisin |
| Sg.2 | kostaisit |
| Sg.3 | kostais |
| Pl.1 | kostaisimma |
| Pl.2 | kostaisitta |
| Pl.3 | kostaisiit; kostaisivat; kossettais |
| Impersonal | kossettais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | kostanen |
| Sg.2 | kostanet |
| Sg.3 | kostanoo |
| Pl.1 | kostanemma |
| Pl.2 | kostanetta |
| Pl.3 | kostanoot |
| Impersonal | kossettannoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | kostaist; kossa |
| Sg.3 | kostakoo |
| Pl.2 | kostakaa |
| Pl.3 | kostakoot |
| Impersonal | kossettakkoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | kostaa |
| II Infinitive, inessive | kostajees |
| II Infinitive, instructive | kostaen |
| III Infinitive, illative | kostamaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | kostamaas |
| III Infinitive, elative | kostamast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | kostamata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | kostamiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | kostamista; kostamist |
Participles
| Active Present | kostava |
| Passive Present | kossettava |
| Active Past | kostant; kostanut |
| Passive Past | kossettu |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kostadak. Cognates include Finnish kostaa and Estonian kosta. See: Finnish with old forms '
kostaa', Estonian '
kostma'.
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