Type IV Verbs
This, and the following two groups, have the first infinitive that ends in a vowel + ta/tä. Most commonly, type IV verbs end with ata/ätä, ota/ötä, uta/ytä, but other vowels are possible. Examples are tavata = "to meet", pilkata = "to mock", vastata = "to answer", haluta = "to want", tarjota = "to offer".
The stem used in present indicative conjucation is formed by dropping the -ta/-tä suffix from the infinitive form and adding a/ä. In conjugation, the normal personal ending is added; the final vowel is doubled in the 3rd person singular, unless the stem already ends in aa/ää:
- halua-n, halua-t, halua-a, halua-mme, halua-tte, halua-vat
- tapaa-n, tapaat, tapaa, tapaa-mme, etc.
- pilkkaa-n, pilkkaa-t, pilkkaa, pilkkaa-mme, etc.
- vastaa-n, vastaa-t, vastaa, vastaa-mme, etc.
- tarjoa-n, tarjoa-t, tarjoa-a, tarjoa-mme, etc.
The consonant in the stem appears in strong grade.
Read more about this topic: Finnish Verb Conjugation
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