sinutella

Finnish

Etymology

sinä +‎ -tella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinutelːɑˣ/, [ˈs̠inuˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧nu‧tel‧la

Verb

sinutella

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to address with the informal T-form, to address someone (especially friends and relatives) informally in the second-person (in languages in which such form is distinguishable).

   Suomessa vieraita ihmisiä voi yleensä sinutella.

   In Finland one can normally address strangers by using the informal "you".

Usage notes

• The equivalent in many English-speaking countries is to address a person by her/his first name.
• in Finnish there are three second-person personal pronouns: sinä (“informal singular”), te (“informal plural”) and Te (“formal singular and plural”).

Conjugation

Inflection of sinutella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sinuttelen	en sinuttele	1st sing.	olen sinutellut	en ole sinutellut
2nd sing.		sinuttelet	et sinuttele	2nd sing.	olet sinutellut	et ole sinutellut
3rd sing.		sinuttelee	ei sinuttele	3rd sing.	on sinutellut	ei ole sinutellut
1st plur.		sinuttelemme	emme sinuttele	1st plur.	olemme sinutelleet	emme ole sinutelleet
2nd plur.		sinuttelette	ette sinuttele	2nd plur.	olette sinutelleet	ette ole sinutelleet
3rd plur.		sinuttelevat	eivät sinuttele	3rd plur.	ovat sinutelleet	eivät ole sinutelleet
passive		sinutellaan	ei sinutella	passive	on sinuteltu	ei ole sinuteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sinuttelin	en sinutellut	1st sing.	olin sinutellut	en ollut sinutellut
2nd sing.		sinuttelit	et sinutellut	2nd sing.	olit sinutellut	et ollut sinutellut
3rd sing.		sinutteli	ei sinutellut	3rd sing.	oli sinutellut	ei ollut sinutellut
1st plur.		sinuttelimme	emme sinutelleet	1st plur.	olimme sinutelleet	emme olleet sinutelleet
2nd plur.		sinuttelitte	ette sinutelleet	2nd plur.	olitte sinutelleet	ette olleet sinutelleet
3rd plur.		sinuttelivat	eivät sinutelleet	3rd plur.	olivat sinutelleet	eivät olleet sinutelleet
passive		sinuteltiin	ei sinuteltu	passive	oli sinuteltu	ei ollut sinuteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sinuttelisin	en sinuttelisi	1st sing.	olisin sinutellut	en olisi sinutellut
2nd sing.		sinuttelisit	et sinuttelisi	2nd sing.	olisit sinutellut	et olisi sinutellut
3rd sing.		sinuttelisi	ei sinuttelisi	3rd sing.	olisi sinutellut	ei olisi sinutellut
1st plur.		sinuttelisimme	emme sinuttelisi	1st plur.	olisimme sinutelleet	emme olisi sinutelleet
2nd plur.		sinuttelisitte	ette sinuttelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sinutelleet	ette olisi sinutelleet
3rd plur.		sinuttelisivat	eivät sinuttelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sinutelleet	eivät olisi sinutelleet
passive		sinuteltaisiin	ei sinuteltaisi	passive	olisi sinuteltu	ei olisi sinuteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		sinuttele	älä sinuttele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sinutelkoon	älköön sinutelko	3rd sing.	olkoon sinutellut	älköön olko sinutellut
1st plur.		sinutelkaamme	älkäämme sinutelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sinutelkaa	älkää sinutelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sinutelkoot	älkööt sinutelko	3rd plur.	olkoot sinutelleet	älkööt olko sinutelleet
passive		sinuteltakoon	älköön sinuteltako	passive	olkoon sinuteltu	älköön olko sinuteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sinutellen	en sinutelle	1st sing.	lienen sinutellut	en liene sinutellut
2nd sing.		sinutellet	et sinutelle	2nd sing.	lienet sinutellut	et liene sinutellut
3rd sing.		sinutellee	ei sinutelle	3rd sing.	lienee sinutellut	ei liene sinutellut
1st plur.		sinutellemme	emme sinutelle	1st plur.	lienemme sinutelleet	emme liene sinutelleet
2nd plur.		sinutellette	ette sinutelle	2nd plur.	lienette sinutelleet	ette liene sinutelleet
3rd plur.		sinutellevat	eivät sinutelle	3rd plur.	lienevät sinutelleet	eivät liene sinutelleet
passive		sinuteltaneen	ei sinuteltane	passive	lienee sinuteltu	ei liene sinuteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sinutella		present	sinutteleva	sinuteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sinutellakseni sinutellaksemme 2nd sinutellaksesi sinutellaksenne 3rd sinutellakseen sinutellaksensa		past	sinutellut	sinuteltu
2nd	inessive2	sinutellessa	sinuteltaessa	agent4	sinuttelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sinutellessani sinutellessamme 2nd sinutellessasi sinutellessanne 3rd sinutellessaan sinutellessansa		negative	sinuttelematon
	instructive	sinutellen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	sinuttelemassa	—
	elative	sinuttelemasta	—
	illative	sinuttelemaan	—
	adessive	sinuttelemalla	—
	abessive	sinuttelematta	—
	instructive	sinutteleman	sinuteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	sinutteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sinuttelemaisillani sinuttelemaisillamme 2nd sinuttelemaisillasi sinuttelemaisillanne 3rd sinuttelemaisillaan sinuttelemaisillansa

Antonyms

• teititellä

Derived terms

• sinutteleminen
• sinuttelu

 

Further reading

• “sinutella”, 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