/ˈmɑtɑːˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *matadak. Cognate to Salaca Livonian matt (“to creep”) and possibly to Erzya мадемс (madems, “to lie”).
- to creep, worm, crawl (move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground)
- figurativelyto move very slowly, crawl (e.g. in a traffic jam)
Muodotmadan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en mada(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen matanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole matanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · madat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et mada(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet matanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole matanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · mataa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei mada(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on matanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole matanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · madamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme mada(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme mataneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole mataneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · madatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette mada(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette mataneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole mataneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)