Conjugation of kadota in Finnish
kadotato disappear, to vanishirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | katoan | |
| sinä | katoat | |
| hän | katoaa | |
| me | katoamme | |
| te | katoatte | |
| he | katoavat |
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | katosin | |
| sinä | katosit | |
| hän | katosi | |
| me | katosimme | |
| te | katositte | |
| he | katosivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
kadoninkatosinThe past tense is formed with katosi- / katosin-type forms, not by adding -nin to the present stem.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen kadonnut | |
| sinä | olet kadonnut | |
| hän | on kadonnut | |
| me | olemme kadonneet | |
| te | olette kadonneet | |
| he | ovat kadonneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- minä
olen kadotanutolen kadonnutKadota forms the perfect with the participle kadonnut, not kadotanut.
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin kadonnut | |
| sinä | olit kadonnut | |
| hän | oli kadonnut | |
| me | olimme kadonneet | |
| te | olitte kadonneet | |
| he | olivat kadonneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | katoaisin | |
| sinä | katoaisit | |
| hän | katoaisi | |
| me | katoaisimme | |
| te | katoaisitte | |
| he | katoaisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- minä
kadonisinkatoaisinThe conditional stem is katoaisi-, so the correct 1st person singular is katoaisin.
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | katoa | |
| hän | kadotkoon | |
| me | kadotkaamme | |
| te | kadotkaa | |
| he | kadotkoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
kadota!katoaThe singular imperative is katoa, not the infinitive kadota.
kadota — frequently asked questions
Is kadota a regular verb?
No — kadota is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does kadota mean?
kadota is a Finnish verb meaning "to disappear, to vanish".