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Definition 2024
houkutella
houkutella
Finnish
(index ho)
Verb
houkutella
- (transitive) To tempt, entice, lure, allure.
- (transitive) To coax, persuade, talk into.
- (transitive) To cheat, con, trick.
Conjugation
| Inflection of houkutella (Kotus type 67/tulla, tt-t gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | houkuttelen | en houkuttele | 1st sing. | olen houkutellut | en ole houkutellut | |
| 2nd sing. | houkuttelet | et houkuttele | 2nd sing. | olet houkutellut | et ole houkutellut | |
| 3rd sing. | houkuttelee | ei houkuttele | 3rd sing. | on houkutellut | ei ole houkutellut | |
| 1st plur. | houkuttelemme | emme houkuttele | 1st plur. | olemme houkutelleet | emme ole houkutelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | houkuttelette | ette houkuttele | 2nd plur. | olette houkutelleet | ette ole houkutelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | houkuttelevat | eivät houkuttele | 3rd plur. | ovat houkutelleet | eivät ole houkutelleet | |
| passive | houkutellaan | ei houkutella | passive | on houkuteltu | ei ole houkuteltu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | houkuttelin | en houkutellut | 1st sing. | olin houkutellut | en ollut houkutellut | |
| 2nd sing. | houkuttelit | et houkutellut | 2nd sing. | olit houkutellut | et ollut houkutellut | |
| 3rd sing. | houkutteli | ei houkutellut | 3rd sing. | oli houkutellut | ei ollut houkutellut | |
| 1st plur. | houkuttelimme | emme houkutelleet | 1st plur. | olimme houkutelleet | emme olleet houkutelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | houkuttelitte | ette houkutelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte houkutelleet | ette olleet houkutelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | houkuttelivat | eivät houkutelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat houkutelleet | eivät olleet houkutelleet | |
| passive | houkuteltiin | ei houkuteltu | passive | oli houkuteltu | ei ollut houkuteltu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | houkuttelisin | en houkuttelisi | 1st sing. | olisin houkutellut | en olisi houkutellut | |
| 2nd sing. | houkuttelisit | et houkuttelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit houkutellut | et olisi houkutellut | |
| 3rd sing. | houkuttelisi | ei houkuttelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi houkutellut | ei olisi houkutellut | |
| 1st plur. | houkuttelisimme | emme houkuttelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme houkutelleet | emme olisi houkutelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | houkuttelisitte | ette houkuttelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte houkutelleet | ette olisi houkutelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | houkuttelisivat | eivät houkuttelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat houkutelleet | eivät olisi houkutelleet | |
| passive | houkuteltaisiin | ei houkuteltaisi | passive | olisi houkuteltu | ei olisi houkuteltu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | houkuttele | älä houkuttele | 2nd sing. | ole houkutellut | älä ole houkutellut | |
| 3rd sing. | houkutelkoon | älköön houkutelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon houkutellut | älköön olko houkutellut | |
| 1st plur. | houkutelkaamme | älkäämme houkutelko | 1st plur. | olkaamme houkutelleet | älkäämme olko houkutelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | houkutelkaa | älkää houkutelko | 2nd plur. | olkaa houkutelleet | älkää olko houkutelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | houkutelkoot | älkööt houkutelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot houkutelleet | älkööt olko houkutelleet | |
| passive | houkuteltakoon | älköön houkuteltako | passive | olkoon houkuteltu | älköön olko houkuteltu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | houkutellen | en houkutelle | 1st sing. | lienen houkutellut | en liene houkutellut | |
| 2nd sing. | houkutellet | et houkutelle | 2nd sing. | lienet houkutellut | et liene houkutellut | |
| 3rd sing. | houkutellee | ei houkutelle | 3rd sing. | lienee houkutellut | ei liene houkutellut | |
| 1st plur. | houkutellemme | emme houkutelle | 1st plur. | lienemme houkutelleet | emme liene houkutelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | houkutellette | ette houkutelle | 2nd plur. | lienette houkutelleet | ette liene houkutelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | houkutellevat | eivät houkutelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät houkutelleet | eivät liene houkutelleet | |
| passive | houkuteltaneen | ei houkuteltane | passive | lienee houkuteltu | ei liene houkuteltu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | houkutella | present | houkutteleva | houkuteltava | ||
| long 1st2 | houkutellakseen | past | houkutellut | houkuteltu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | houkutellessa | houkuteltaessa | agent1, 3 | houkuttelema | |
| instructive | houkutellen | — | negative | houkuttelematon | ||
| 3rd | inessive | houkuttelemassa | — | 1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. |
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| elative | houkuttelemasta | — | ||||
| illative | houkuttelemaan | — | ||||
| adessive | houkuttelemalla | — | ||||
| abessive | houkuttelematta | — | ||||
| instructive | houkutteleman | houkuteltaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | houkutteleminen | ||||
| partitive | houkuttelemista | |||||
| 5th2 | houkuttelemaisillaan | |||||
Synonyms
- (to tempt, entice, (al)lure) viekoitella, vietellä
- (to coax, persuade, talk into) suostutella
- (to cheat, con, trick) keplotella
Usage notes
- (to tempt/entice/(al)lure) The verbs houkutella, viekoitella and vietellä are quite close in meaning, and they can often be used as synonyms. However, there are subtle differences. Houkutella is the most universal and neutral of them. Viekoitella has a slightly shrewd air about it: one is intentionally enticed to do something that s/he would not have done, if s/he had understood all the consequences. Vietellä is the most sinful or strong of the three: it often refers to sexual seduction, or alluring a person to do something criminal or otherwise unacceptable.