Anta/a verbs, wher the infinitive ending occurs after a short vowel, do not
have a separate inflectional stem; other endings are added directly to the
infinitive stem. The + symbol indicates consonant gradation.
Infinitive First person sing. Third person sing.
osta/a buy osta/n I buy osta/a he buys
alka/a begin +ala/n alka/a
ymmärtä/ä understand +ymmärrä/n ymmärtä/ä
etsi/ä look for etsi/n etsi/i
luke/a read +lue/n luke/e
neuvo/a advise neuvo/n neuvo/o
unohta/a forget +unohda/n unohta/a
herättä/ä wake up +herätä/n herättä/ä
kysy/ä ask kysy/n kysy/y
