narista

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic +‎ -ista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑristɑˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝ris̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
• Syllabification^(key): na‧ris‧ta

Verb

narista (intransitive)

1. to creak, to squeak (to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound)
2. to quibble, squabble [with elative ‘over/about’] (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)

   He narisevat jatkuvasti mitättömistä pikkuasioista.

   They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

3. to nag [with elative ‘over/about’] (to bother repeatedly about the same thing)

Conjugation

Inflection of narista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		narisen	en narise	1st sing.	olen narissut	en ole narissut
2nd sing.		nariset	et narise	2nd sing.	olet narissut	et ole narissut
3rd sing.		narisee	ei narise	3rd sing.	on narissut	ei ole narissut
1st plur.		narisemme	emme narise	1st plur.	olemme narisseet	emme ole narisseet
2nd plur.		narisette	ette narise	2nd plur.	olette narisseet	ette ole narisseet
3rd plur.		narisevat	eivät narise	3rd plur.	ovat narisseet	eivät ole narisseet
passive		naristaan	ei narista	passive	on naristu	ei ole naristu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		narisin	en narissut	1st sing.	olin narissut	en ollut narissut
2nd sing.		narisit	et narissut	2nd sing.	olit narissut	et ollut narissut
3rd sing.		narisi	ei narissut	3rd sing.	oli narissut	ei ollut narissut
1st plur.		narisimme	emme narisseet	1st plur.	olimme narisseet	emme olleet narisseet
2nd plur.		narisitte	ette narisseet	2nd plur.	olitte narisseet	ette olleet narisseet
3rd plur.		narisivat	eivät narisseet	3rd plur.	olivat narisseet	eivät olleet narisseet
passive		naristiin	ei naristu	passive	oli naristu	ei ollut naristu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		narisisin	en narisisi	1st sing.	olisin narissut	en olisi narissut
2nd sing.		narisisit	et narisisi	2nd sing.	olisit narissut	et olisi narissut
3rd sing.		narisisi	ei narisisi	3rd sing.	olisi narissut	ei olisi narissut
1st plur.		narisisimme	emme narisisi	1st plur.	olisimme narisseet	emme olisi narisseet
2nd plur.		narisisitte	ette narisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte narisseet	ette olisi narisseet
3rd plur.		narisisivat	eivät narisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat narisseet	eivät olisi narisseet
passive		naristaisiin	ei naristaisi	passive	olisi naristu	ei olisi naristu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		narise	älä narise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nariskoon	älköön narisko	3rd sing.	olkoon narissut	älköön olko narissut
1st plur.		nariskaamme	älkäämme narisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nariskaa	älkää narisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nariskoot	älkööt narisko	3rd plur.	olkoot narisseet	älkööt olko narisseet
passive		naristakoon	älköön naristako	passive	olkoon naristu	älköön olko naristu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		narissen	en narisse	1st sing.	lienen narissut	en liene narissut
2nd sing.		narisset	et narisse	2nd sing.	lienet narissut	et liene narissut
3rd sing.		narissee	ei narisse	3rd sing.	lienee narissut	ei liene narissut
1st plur.		narissemme	emme narisse	1st plur.	lienemme narisseet	emme liene narisseet
2nd plur.		narissette	ette narisse	2nd plur.	lienette narisseet	ette liene narisseet
3rd plur.		narissevat	eivät narisse	3rd plur.	lienevät narisseet	eivät liene narisseet
passive		naristaneen	ei naristane	passive	lienee naristu	ei liene naristu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		narista		present	nariseva	naristava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st naristakseni naristaksemme 2nd naristaksesi naristaksenne 3rd naristakseen naristaksensa		past	narissut	naristu
2nd	inessive2	naristessa	naristaessa	agent4	narisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st naristessani naristessamme 2nd naristessasi naristessanne 3rd naristessaan naristessansa		negative	narisematon
	instructive	naristen	—	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	narisemassa	—
	elative	narisemasta	—
	illative	narisemaan	—
	adessive	narisemalla	—
	abessive	narisematta	—
	instructive	nariseman	naristaman
4th3	verbal noun	nariseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st narisemaisillani narisemaisillamme 2nd narisemaisillasi narisemaisillanne 3rd narisemaisillaan narisemaisillansa

Derived terms

• narahtaa
• narina
• naristaa
• narisuttaa

 

Further reading

• “narista”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ansarit, aristan, arsinat, irstaan, raastin, ratsain, ratsian, sanarit, tsaarin