Conjugation of nauraa in Finnish
nauraato laughregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | nauran | |
| sinä | naurat | |
| hän | nauraa | |
| me | nauramme | |
| te | nauratte | |
| he | nauravat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- he
nauraanauravatThird-person plural takes -vat/-vät (he nauravat), not the singular form; don't use the infinitive ending for 'he'.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | nauroin | |
| sinä | nauroit | |
| hän | nauroi | |
| me | nauroimme | |
| te | nauroitte | |
| he | nauroivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- he
nauroinauroivatLearners sometimes use the 3rd singular form for 'he'; the correct 3rd plural is 'nauroivat'.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen nauranut | |
| sinä | olet nauranut | |
| hän | on nauranut | |
| me | olemme nauraneet | |
| te | olette nauraneet | |
| he | ovat nauraneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- minä
olen nauraaolen nauranutPerfect requires the past participle: use 'olen nauranut', not the infinitive 'nauraa'. - he
ovat nauranutovat nauraneetPlural subject needs plural past participle: use 'ovat nauraneet' (not the singular 'nauranut').
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin nauranut | |
| sinä | olit nauranut | |
| hän | oli nauranut | |
| me | olimme nauraneet | |
| te | olitte nauraneet | |
| he | olivat nauraneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | nauraisin | |
| sinä | nauraisit | |
| hän | nauraisi | |
| me | nauraisimme | |
| te | nauraisitte | |
| he | nauraisivat |
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | naura | |
| hän | naurakoon | |
| me | naurakaamme | |
| te | naurakaa | |
| he | naurakoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
nauraanauraThe 2nd-person singular imperative drops the final -a of the infinitive: use 'naura!'.
nauraa — frequently asked questions
Is nauraa a regular verb?
Yes — nauraa is a regular Finnish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does nauraa mean?
nauraa is a Finnish verb meaning "to laugh".