Conjugation of avata in Finnish
avatato openregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | avaan | |
| sinä | avaat | |
| hän | avaa | |
| me | avaamme | |
| te | avaatte | |
| he | avaavat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- me
me avammeavaammeLearners often drop the long vowel; the correct 1st plural present keeps the 'aa' stem: 'avaamme'.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | avasin | |
| sinä | avasit | |
| hän | avasi | |
| me | avasimme | |
| te | avasitte | |
| he | avasivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
minä avasiavasinBeginners sometimes use 3rd person past ending '-i' instead of the 1st person '-sin'. Correct: 'minä avasin'.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen avannut | |
| sinä | olet avannut | |
| hän | on avannut | |
| me | olemme avanneet | |
| te | olette avanneet | |
| he | ovat avanneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- me
me on avannutolemme avanneetPerfect uses the auxiliary 'olla' conjugated for the person: 'olemme avanneet' (not 'on').
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin avannut | |
| sinä | olit avannut | |
| hän | oli avannut | |
| me | olimme avanneet | |
| te | olitte avanneet | |
| he | olivat avanneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | avaisin | |
| sinä | avaisit | |
| hän | avaisi | |
| me | avaisimme | |
| te | avaisitte | |
| he | avaisivat |
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | avaa | |
| hän | avatkoon | |
| me | avatkaamme | |
| te | avatkaa | |
| he | avatkoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- hän
avaaavatkoon3rd person imperative is formed with '-koon/-köön' using the imperative stem avat-: 'avatkoon', not the 2nd singular form 'avaa'. - te
avaatteavatkaa2nd person plural imperative uses '-kaa/-kää' with the imperative stem avat-: 'avatkaa', not the present 2pl form 'avaatte'.
avata — frequently asked questions
Is avata a regular verb?
Yes — avata is a regular Finnish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does avata mean?
avata is a Finnish verb meaning "to open".