Conjugation of odottaa in Finnish
odottaawaitregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | odotan | |
| sinä | odotat | |
| hän | odottaa | |
| me | odotamme | |
| te | odotatte | |
| he | odottavat |
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | odotin | |
| sinä | odotit | |
| hän | odotti | |
| me | odotimme | |
| te | odotitte | |
| he | odottivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- hän
odottiinodottiThe past tense of this verb uses a single -i- in the stem, not a doubled vowel ending.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen odottanut | |
| sinä | olet odottanut | |
| hän | on odottanut | |
| me | olemme odottaneet | |
| te | olette odottaneet | |
| he | ovat odottaneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- me
olemme odottanutolemme odottaneetWith 'me', the past participle must agree in plural: odottaneet, not singular odottanut.
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin odottanut | |
| sinä | olit odottanut | |
| hän | oli odottanut | |
| me | olimme odottaneet | |
| te | olitte odottaneet | |
| he | olivat odottaneet |
Common mistakes in the Pluskvamperfekti
- he
olivat odottanutolivat odottaneetIn plural perfect tenses, use the plural participle: odottaneet, not odottanut.
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | odottaisin | |
| sinä | odottaisit | |
| hän | odottaisi | |
| me | odottaisimme | |
| te | odottaisitte | |
| he | odottaisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- minä
odotaisinodottaisinThe correct conditional has a double t in the stem: odottaisin.
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | odota | |
| hän | odottakoon | |
| me | odottakaamme | |
| te | odottakaa | |
| he | odottakoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
odotatodotaThe singular imperative is the bare stem form odota, not the present indicative odotat.
odottaa — frequently asked questions
Is odottaa a regular verb?
Yes — odottaa is a regular Finnish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does odottaa mean?
odottaa is a Finnish verb meaning "wait".