retostella

Finnish

Etymology

retostaa +‎ -ella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretostelːɑˣ/, [ˈre̞t̪o̞s̠ˌte̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): re‧tos‧tel‧la

Verb

retostella (colloquial)

1. to boast around

Conjugation

Inflection of retostella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostelen	en retostele	1st sing.	olen retostellut	en ole retostellut
2nd sing.		retostelet	et retostele	2nd sing.	olet retostellut	et ole retostellut
3rd sing.		retostelee	ei retostele	3rd sing.	on retostellut	ei ole retostellut
1st plur.		retostelemme	emme retostele	1st plur.	olemme retostelleet	emme ole retostelleet
2nd plur.		retostelette	ette retostele	2nd plur.	olette retostelleet	ette ole retostelleet
3rd plur.		retostelevat	eivät retostele	3rd plur.	ovat retostelleet	eivät ole retostelleet
passive		retostellaan	ei retostella	passive	on retosteltu	ei ole retosteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostelin	en retostellut	1st sing.	olin retostellut	en ollut retostellut
2nd sing.		retostelit	et retostellut	2nd sing.	olit retostellut	et ollut retostellut
3rd sing.		retosteli	ei retostellut	3rd sing.	oli retostellut	ei ollut retostellut
1st plur.		retostelimme	emme retostelleet	1st plur.	olimme retostelleet	emme olleet retostelleet
2nd plur.		retostelitte	ette retostelleet	2nd plur.	olitte retostelleet	ette olleet retostelleet
3rd plur.		retostelivat	eivät retostelleet	3rd plur.	olivat retostelleet	eivät olleet retostelleet
passive		retosteltiin	ei retosteltu	passive	oli retosteltu	ei ollut retosteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostelisin	en retostelisi	1st sing.	olisin retostellut	en olisi retostellut
2nd sing.		retostelisit	et retostelisi	2nd sing.	olisit retostellut	et olisi retostellut
3rd sing.		retostelisi	ei retostelisi	3rd sing.	olisi retostellut	ei olisi retostellut
1st plur.		retostelisimme	emme retostelisi	1st plur.	olisimme retostelleet	emme olisi retostelleet
2nd plur.		retostelisitte	ette retostelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte retostelleet	ette olisi retostelleet
3rd plur.		retostelisivat	eivät retostelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat retostelleet	eivät olisi retostelleet
passive		retosteltaisiin	ei retosteltaisi	passive	olisi retosteltu	ei olisi retosteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		retostele	älä retostele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		retostelkoon	älköön retostelko	3rd sing.	olkoon retostellut	älköön olko retostellut
1st plur.		retostelkaamme	älkäämme retostelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		retostelkaa	älkää retostelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		retostelkoot	älkööt retostelko	3rd plur.	olkoot retostelleet	älkööt olko retostelleet
passive		retosteltakoon	älköön retosteltako	passive	olkoon retosteltu	älköön olko retosteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		retostellen	en retostelle	1st sing.	lienen retostellut	en liene retostellut
2nd sing.		retostellet	et retostelle	2nd sing.	lienet retostellut	et liene retostellut
3rd sing.		retostellee	ei retostelle	3rd sing.	lienee retostellut	ei liene retostellut
1st plur.		retostellemme	emme retostelle	1st plur.	lienemme retostelleet	emme liene retostelleet
2nd plur.		retostellette	ette retostelle	2nd plur.	lienette retostelleet	ette liene retostelleet
3rd plur.		retostellevat	eivät retostelle	3rd plur.	lienevät retostelleet	eivät liene retostelleet
passive		retosteltaneen	ei retosteltane	passive	lienee retosteltu	ei liene retosteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		retostella		present	retosteleva	retosteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostellakseni retostellaksemme 2nd retostellaksesi retostellaksenne 3rd retostellakseen retostellaksensa		past	retostellut	retosteltu
2nd	inessive2	retostellessa	retosteltaessa	agent3	retostelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostellessani retostellessamme 2nd retostellessasi retostellessanne 3rd retostellessaan retostellessansa		negative	retostelematon
	instructive	retostellen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	retostelemassa	—
	elative	retostelemasta	—
	illative	retostelemaan	—
	adessive	retostelemalla	—
	abessive	retostelematta	—
	instructive	retosteleman	retosteltaman
4th4	verbal noun	retosteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st retostelemaisillani retostelemaisillamme 2nd retostelemaisillasi retostelemaisillanne 3rd retostelemaisillaan retostelemaisillansa

Further reading

• “retostella”, 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