Conjugation of aikoa in Finnish
aikoato intendirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | aion | |
| sinä | aiot | |
| hän | aikoo | |
| me | aiomme | |
| te | aiotte | |
| he | aikovat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- minä
aikonaionLearners sometimes keep the 'k' (aikon) but the 'k' drops before -n: 'minä aion'.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | aioin | |
| sinä | aioit | |
| hän | aikoi | |
| me | aioimme | |
| te | aioitte | |
| he | aikoivat |
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen aikonut | |
| sinä | olet aikonut | |
| hän | on aikonut | |
| me | olemme aikoneet | |
| te | olette aikoneet | |
| he | ovat aikoneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- me
olemme aikonutolemme aikoneetThe past participle must agree in number: use plural participle 'aikoneet' with 'olemme' -> 'olemme aikoneet'.
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin aikonut | |
| sinä | olit aikonut | |
| hän | oli aikonut | |
| me | olimme aikoneet | |
| te | olitte aikoneet | |
| he | olivat aikoneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | aikoisin | |
| sinä | aikoisit | |
| hän | aikoisi | |
| me | aikoisimme | |
| te | aikoisitte | |
| he | aikoisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- minä
aioisinaikoisinConditional keeps the 'k' stem: 'aikoisin' (not 'aioisin').
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | aio | |
| hän | aikoon | |
| me | aikaamme | |
| te | aikokaa | |
| he | aikoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- te
aiotteaikokaaLearners sometimes use the present form 'aiotte' instead of the imperative; plural imperative is 'aikokaa'.
aikoa — frequently asked questions
Is aikoa a regular verb?
No — aikoa is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does aikoa mean?
aikoa is a Finnish verb meaning "to intend".