houkutella

Finnish

Etymology

From houkuttaa +‎ -ella. However, the meaning has slightly changed from the original frequentative verb sense "to do something (in an continuous or indifferent manner)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhou̯kutelːɑˣ/, [ˈho̞u̯kuˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hou‧ku‧tel‧la

Verb

houkutella

1. (transitive) to tempt, entice, lure, allure
2. (transitive) to coax, persuade, talk into
3. (transitive) to cheat, con, trick

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.
• If someone is coaxed or persuaded into an action, the action verb should be in the illative of the third infinitive.

Conjugation

Inflection of houkutella (Kotus type 67*C/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.	—	—
3rd sing.		houkutelkoon	älköön houkutelko	3rd sing.	olkoon houkutellut	älköön olko houkutellut
1st plur.		houkutelkaamme	älkäämme houkutelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		houkutelkaa	älkää houkutelko	2nd plur.	—	—
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 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st houkutellakseni houkutellaksemme 2nd houkutellaksesi houkutellaksenne 3rd houkutellakseen houkutellaksensa		past	houkutellut	houkuteltu
2nd	inessive2	houkutellessa	houkuteltaessa	agent4	houkuttelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st houkutellessani houkutellessamme 2nd houkutellessasi houkutellessanne 3rd houkutellessaan houkutellessansa		negative	houkuttelematon
	instructive	houkutellen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	houkuttelemassa	—
	elative	houkuttelemasta	—
	illative	houkuttelemaan	—
	adessive	houkuttelemalla	—
	abessive	houkuttelematta	—
	instructive	houkutteleman	houkuteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	houkutteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st houkuttelemaisillani houkuttelemaisillamme 2nd houkuttelemaisillasi houkuttelemaisillanne 3rd houkuttelemaisillaan houkuttelemaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to tempt, entice, (al)lure): viekoitella, vietellä
• (to coax, persuade, talk into): suostutella
• (to cheat, con, trick): keplotella

Derived terms

• houkuttelija
• houkuttelu

 

Further reading

• “houkutella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kehtolaulu