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Definition 2025
ravistella
ravistella
Finnish
Verb
ravistella
- (transitive) To shake (cause to move; indifferently and/or repeatedly).
Conjugation
| Inflection of ravistella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | ||||||
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| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ravistelen | en ravistele | 1st sing. | olen ravistellut | en ole ravistellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ravistelet | et ravistele | 2nd sing. | olet ravistellut | et ole ravistellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ravistelee | ei ravistele | 3rd sing. | on ravistellut | ei ole ravistellut | |
| 1st plur. | ravistelemme | emme ravistele | 1st plur. | olemme ravistelleet | emme ole ravistelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ravistelette | ette ravistele | 2nd plur. | olette ravistelleet | ette ole ravistelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ravistelevat | eivät ravistele | 3rd plur. | ovat ravistelleet | eivät ole ravistelleet | |
| passive | ravistellaan | ei ravistella | passive | on ravisteltu | ei ole ravisteltu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ravistelin | en ravistellut | 1st sing. | olin ravistellut | en ollut ravistellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ravistelit | et ravistellut | 2nd sing. | olit ravistellut | et ollut ravistellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ravisteli | ei ravistellut | 3rd sing. | oli ravistellut | ei ollut ravistellut | |
| 1st plur. | ravistelimme | emme ravistelleet | 1st plur. | olimme ravistelleet | emme olleet ravistelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ravistelitte | ette ravistelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte ravistelleet | ette olleet ravistelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ravistelivat | eivät ravistelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat ravistelleet | eivät olleet ravistelleet | |
| passive | ravisteltiin | ei ravisteltu | passive | oli ravisteltu | ei ollut ravisteltu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ravistelisin | en ravistelisi | 1st sing. | olisin ravistellut | en olisi ravistellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ravistelisit | et ravistelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit ravistellut | et olisi ravistellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ravistelisi | ei ravistelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi ravistellut | ei olisi ravistellut | |
| 1st plur. | ravistelisimme | emme ravistelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme ravistelleet | emme olisi ravistelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ravistelisitte | ette ravistelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte ravistelleet | ette olisi ravistelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ravistelisivat | eivät ravistelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat ravistelleet | eivät olisi ravistelleet | |
| passive | ravisteltaisiin | ei ravisteltaisi | passive | olisi ravisteltu | ei olisi ravisteltu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | ravistele | älä ravistele | 2nd sing. | ole ravistellut | älä ole ravistellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ravistelkoon | älköön ravistelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon ravistellut | älköön olko ravistellut | |
| 1st plur. | ravistelkaamme | älkäämme ravistelko | 1st plur. | olkaamme ravistelleet | älkäämme olko ravistelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ravistelkaa | älkää ravistelko | 2nd plur. | olkaa ravistelleet | älkää olko ravistelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ravistelkoot | älkööt ravistelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot ravistelleet | älkööt olko ravistelleet | |
| passive | ravisteltakoon | älköön ravisteltako | passive | olkoon ravisteltu | älköön olko ravisteltu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ravistellen | en ravistelle | 1st sing. | lienen ravistellut | en liene ravistellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ravistellet | et ravistelle | 2nd sing. | lienet ravistellut | et liene ravistellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ravistellee | ei ravistelle | 3rd sing. | lienee ravistellut | ei liene ravistellut | |
| 1st plur. | ravistellemme | emme ravistelle | 1st plur. | lienemme ravistelleet | emme liene ravistelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ravistellette | ette ravistelle | 2nd plur. | lienette ravistelleet | ette liene ravistelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ravistellevat | eivät ravistelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät ravistelleet | eivät liene ravistelleet | |
| passive | ravisteltaneen | ei ravisteltane | passive | lienee ravisteltu | ei liene ravisteltu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | ravistella | present | ravisteleva | ravisteltava | ||
| long 1st2 | ravistellakseen | past | ravistellut | ravisteltu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | ravistellessa | ravisteltaessa | agent1, 3 | ravistelema | |
| instructive | ravistellen | — | negative | ravistelematon | ||
| 3rd | inessive | ravistelemassa | — | 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 | ravistelemasta | — | ||||
| illative | ravistelemaan | — | ||||
| adessive | ravistelemalla | — | ||||
| abessive | ravistelematta | — | ||||
| instructive | ravisteleman | ravisteltaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | ravisteleminen | ||||
| partitive | ravistelemista | |||||
| 5th2 | ravistelemaisillaan | |||||
Usage notes
- Verbs ravistaa and ravistella and their derivatives ravistus and ravistelu are quite close in meaning. However, ravistaa and ravistus tend to refer to a more short-term and/or regular action, whereas ravistella and ravistelu refer to a more long-term and/or erratic shaking.
- Ravista ennen käyttöä. = Shake before using.
- Jatkuvat maanjäristykset ravistelivat rakennuksia. = Continuous earthquakes shook the buildings.
Derived terms
- nouns: ravistelu