Conjugation of kaivaa in Finnish
kaivaato digirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kaivan | |
| sinä | kaivat | |
| hän | kaivaa | |
| me | kaivamme | |
| te | kaivatte | |
| he | kaivavat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- hän
kaivakaivaaThe 3rd person singular present is kaivaa, not the bare stem. - he
kaivaavatkaivavatPlural 3rd person uses kaivavat, with consonant gradation and no extra a.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kaivoin | |
| sinä | kaivoit | |
| hän | kaivoi | |
| me | kaivoimme | |
| te | kaivoitte | |
| he | kaivoivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
kaivasinkaivoinThis is a common overgeneralization from weak-stem verbs; the correct past is kaivoin.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen kaivanut | |
| sinä | olet kaivanut | |
| hän | on kaivanut | |
| me | olemme kaivaneet | |
| te | olette kaivaneet | |
| he | ovat kaivaneet |
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin kaivanut | |
| sinä | olit kaivanut | |
| hän | oli kaivanut | |
| me | olimme kaivaneet | |
| te | olitte kaivaneet | |
| he | olivat kaivaneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kaivaisin | |
| sinä | kaivaisit | |
| hän | kaivaisi | |
| me | kaivaisimme | |
| te | kaivaisitte | |
| he | kaivaisivat |
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | kaiva | |
| me | kaivakaamme | |
| te | kaivakaa | |
| he | kaivakoot |
kaivaa — frequently asked questions
Is kaivaa a regular verb?
No — kaivaa is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does kaivaa mean?
kaivaa is a Finnish verb meaning "to dig".