romahtaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editromista (“to crash, make a crashing sound”) + -ahtaa
Pronunciation
editVerb
editromahtaa
- (intransitive, of a construction) to collapse, crash down, come down, tumble down, topple down, cave in, crumple
- Silta vaarassa romahtaa – liikenne ohjattu kiertotielle
- A bridge in danger to collapse – traffic detoured
- Silta vaarassa romahtaa – liikenne ohjattu kiertotielle
- (intransitive, of economy) to crash, collapse, slump; (of prices, rates) to go into a tailspin, spiral downwards, plummet.
- (intransitive, of sb's nerves) To collapse, break down, crack up.
Conjugation
editInflection of romahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | romahdan | en romahda | 1st sing. | olen romahtanut | en ole romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | romahdat | et romahda | 2nd sing. | olet romahtanut | et ole romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | romahtaa | ei romahda | 3rd sing. | on romahtanut | ei ole romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | romahdamme | emme romahda | 1st plur. | olemme romahtaneet | emme ole romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | romahdatte | ette romahda | 2nd plur. | olette romahtaneet | ette ole romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | romahtavat | eivät romahda | 3rd plur. | ovat romahtaneet | eivät ole romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | romahdetaan | ei romahdeta | passive | on romahdettu | ei ole romahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | romahdin | en romahtanut | 1st sing. | olin romahtanut | en ollut romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | romahdit | et romahtanut | 2nd sing. | olit romahtanut | et ollut romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | romahti | ei romahtanut | 3rd sing. | oli romahtanut | ei ollut romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | romahdimme | emme romahtaneet | 1st plur. | olimme romahtaneet | emme olleet romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | romahditte | ette romahtaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte romahtaneet | ette olleet romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | romahtivat | eivät romahtaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat romahtaneet | eivät olleet romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | romahdettiin | ei romahdettu | passive | oli romahdettu | ei ollut romahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | romahtaisin | en romahtaisi | 1st sing. | olisin romahtanut | en olisi romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | romahtaisit | et romahtaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit romahtanut | et olisi romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | romahtaisi | ei romahtaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi romahtanut | ei olisi romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | romahtaisimme | emme romahtaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme romahtaneet | emme olisi romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | romahtaisitte | ette romahtaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte romahtaneet | ette olisi romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | romahtaisivat | eivät romahtaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat romahtaneet | eivät olisi romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | romahdettaisiin | ei romahdettaisi | passive | olisi romahdettu | ei olisi romahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | romahda | älä romahda | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | romahtakoon | älköön romahtako | 3rd sing. | olkoon romahtanut | älköön olko romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | romahtakaamme | älkäämme romahtako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | romahtakaa | älkää romahtako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | romahtakoot | älkööt romahtako | 3rd plur. | olkoot romahtaneet | älkööt olko romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | romahdettakoon | älköön romahdettako | passive | olkoon romahdettu | älköön olko romahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | romahtanen | en romahtane | 1st sing. | lienen romahtanut | en liene romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | romahtanet | et romahtane | 2nd sing. | lienet romahtanut | et liene romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | romahtanee | ei romahtane | 3rd sing. | lienee romahtanut | ei liene romahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | romahtanemme | emme romahtane | 1st plur. | lienemme romahtaneet | emme liene romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | romahtanette | ette romahtane | 2nd plur. | lienette romahtaneet | ette liene romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | romahtanevat | eivät romahtane | 3rd plur. | lienevät romahtaneet | eivät liene romahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | romahdettaneen | ei romahdettane | passive | lienee romahdettu | ei liene romahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | romahtaa | present | romahtava | romahdettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | romahtanut | romahdettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | romahtaessa | romahdettaessa | agent4 | romahtama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | romahtamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | romahtaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | romahtamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | romahtamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | romahtamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | romahtamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | romahtamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | romahtaman | romahdettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | romahtaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
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Further reading
edit- “romahtaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03