Conjugation of antaa in Finnish
antaato giveirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | annan | |
| sinä | annat | |
| hän | antaa | |
| me | annamme | |
| te | annatte | |
| he | antavat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- sinä
annaatannatThe 2nd person singular present is annat, not a doubled-vowel form. - hän
annaaantaaThe 3rd person singular present is antaa, not annaa.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | annoin | |
| sinä | annoit | |
| hän | antoi | |
| me | annoimme | |
| te | annoitte | |
| he | antoivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
anninannoinThe 1st person singular past is annoin, not annin.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen antanut | |
| sinä | olet antanut | |
| hän | on antanut | |
| me | olemme antaneet | |
| te | olette antaneet | |
| he | ovat antaneet |
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin antanut | |
| sinä | olit antanut | |
| hän | oli antanut | |
| me | olimme antaneet | |
| te | olitte antaneet | |
| he | olivat antaneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | antaisin | |
| sinä | antaisit | |
| hän | antaisi | |
| me | antaisimme | |
| te | antaisitte | |
| he | antaisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- hän
antoiisiantaisiThe conditional 3rd singular is antaisi, with -isi added to the stem.
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | anna | |
| me | annetaan | |
| te | antakaa | |
| he | antakoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- te
antatteantakaaThe plural imperative is antakaa, not a present-tense-like form.
antaa — frequently asked questions
Is antaa a regular verb?
No — antaa is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does antaa mean?
antaa is a Finnish verb meaning "to give".