valaista
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑistɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧lais‧ta
Verb
valaista (transitive)
- to light, illuminate
- Huonetiloja valaistaan sähkövalolla.
- The rooms are illuminated with electric light.
- to shed light on, illuminate, clear, clear up, elucidate (to make clear)
- Uudet laitteet valaisevat hieman näiden kallioiden historiaa.
- The new instruments will shed some light on the history of these rocks.
- Toivomme, että arkistojen avautuminen valaisee muutamia historian hämäriä kohtia.
- We hope that the opening of the archives will shed light on some obscure episodes in history.
Conjugation
| Inflection of valaista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | valaisen | en valaise | 1st sing. | olen valaissut | en ole valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | valaiset | et valaise | 2nd sing. | olet valaissut | et ole valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | valaisee | ei valaise | 3rd sing. | on valaissut | ei ole valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | valaisemme | emme valaise | 1st plur. | olemme valaisseet | emme ole valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | valaisette | ette valaise | 2nd plur. | olette valaisseet | ette ole valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | valaisevat | eivät valaise | 3rd plur. | ovat valaisseet | eivät ole valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | valaistaan | ei valaista | passive | on valaistu | ei ole valaistu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | valaisin | en valaissut | 1st sing. | olin valaissut | en ollut valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | valaisit | et valaissut | 2nd sing. | olit valaissut | et ollut valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | valaisi | ei valaissut | 3rd sing. | oli valaissut | ei ollut valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | valaisimme | emme valaisseet | 1st plur. | olimme valaisseet | emme olleet valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | valaisitte | ette valaisseet | 2nd plur. | olitte valaisseet | ette olleet valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | valaisivat | eivät valaisseet | 3rd plur. | olivat valaisseet | eivät olleet valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | valaistiin | ei valaistu | passive | oli valaistu | ei ollut valaistu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | valaisisin | en valaisisi | 1st sing. | olisin valaissut | en olisi valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | valaisisit | et valaisisi | 2nd sing. | olisit valaissut | et olisi valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | valaisisi | ei valaisisi | 3rd sing. | olisi valaissut | ei olisi valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | valaisisimme | emme valaisisi | 1st plur. | olisimme valaisseet | emme olisi valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | valaisisitte | ette valaisisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte valaisseet | ette olisi valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | valaisisivat | eivät valaisisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat valaisseet | eivät olisi valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | valaistaisiin | ei valaistaisi | passive | olisi valaistu | ei olisi valaistu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | valaise | älä valaise | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | valaiskoon | älköön valaisko | 3rd sing. | olkoon valaissut | älköön olko valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | valaiskaamme | älkäämme valaisko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | valaiskaa | älkää valaisko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | valaiskoot | älkööt valaisko | 3rd plur. | olkoot valaisseet | älkööt olko valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | valaistakoon | älköön valaistako | passive | olkoon valaistu | älköön olko valaistu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | valaissen | en valaisse | 1st sing. | lienen valaissut | en liene valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | valaisset | et valaisse | 2nd sing. | lienet valaissut | et liene valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | valaissee | ei valaisse | 3rd sing. | lienee valaissut | ei liene valaissut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | valaissemme | emme valaisse | 1st plur. | lienemme valaisseet | emme liene valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | valaissette | ette valaisse | 2nd plur. | lienette valaisseet | ette liene valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | valaissevat | eivät valaisse | 3rd plur. | lienevät valaisseet | eivät liene valaisseet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | valaistaneen | ei valaistane | passive | lienee valaistu | ei liene valaistu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | valaista | present | valaiseva | valaistava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | valaissut | valaistu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | valaistessa | valaistaessa | agent3 | valaisema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | valaisematon | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | valaisten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | valaisemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | valaisemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | valaisemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | valaisemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | valaisematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | valaiseman | valaistaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th4 | verbal noun | valaiseminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- (shed light on): selvittää
Further reading
- “valaista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlɑi̯stɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑistɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧lais‧ta
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