Hyphenation: kai‧vaa
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | kaivan |
| Sg.2 | kaivat |
| Sg.3 | kaivaa |
| Pl.1 | kaivamma |
| Pl.2 | kaivatta |
| Pl.3 | kaivaat; kaivavat; kaivetaa |
| Impersonal | kaivetaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | kaivoin |
| Sg.2 | kaivoit |
| Sg.3 | kaivoi |
| Pl.1 | kaivoimma |
| Pl.2 | kaivoitta |
| Pl.3 | kaivoit; kaivoivat; kaivettii |
| Impersonal | kaivettii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | kaivaisin |
| Sg.2 | kaivaisit |
| Sg.3 | kaivais |
| Pl.1 | kaivaisimma |
| Pl.2 | kaivaisitta |
| Pl.3 | kaivaisiit; kaivaisivat; kaivettais |
| Impersonal | kaivettais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | kaivanen |
| Sg.2 | kaivanet |
| Sg.3 | kaivanoo |
| Pl.1 | kaivanemma |
| Pl.2 | kaivanetta |
| Pl.3 | kaivanoot |
| Impersonal | kaivettannoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | kaivaist; kaiva |
| Sg.3 | kaivakoo |
| Pl.2 | kaivakaa |
| Pl.3 | kaivakoot |
| Impersonal | kaivettakkoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | kaivaa |
| II Infinitive, inessive | kaivajees |
| II Infinitive, instructive | kaivaen |
| III Infinitive, illative | kaivamaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | kaivamaas |
| III Infinitive, elative | kaivamast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | kaivamata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | kaivamiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | kaivamista; kaivamist |
Participles
| Active Present | kaivava |
| Passive Present | kaivettava |
| Active Past | kaivant; kaivanut |
| Passive Past | kaivettu |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaivadak. Cognates include Finnish kaivaa and Estonian kaevata. See: Finnish with old forms '
kaivaa', Estonian '
kaevama'.
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