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(transitive, monopersonal, partitive + 3rd-person singular) tobeafraid, tobescaredFin:Minua pelottaa.Eng:I am afraid.
I'm scared.(transitive, + partitive) tofrighten, tobeintimidatedorcowedbysomethingFin:Hän pelottaa minua.Eng:She frightens me.Fin:Huijareita ei laki pelota.Eng:Con artists are not cowed by the law.(transitive, + genitive singular or nominative plural) toscareFin:Kissa pelotti linnut tiehensä.Eng:The cat scared the birds away.Show more (to be afraid): pelätä, peljättää(to make afraid): pelotella, peljätelläShow more The difference between the verbs pelätä, pelotella and pelottaa:pelätä refers to the feelings of the person who is afraid:Norsutpelkääväthiiriä.Elephants are afraid of mice.pelotella refers to the activity of making others afraid:Hiiretpelottelevatnorsuja.The mice are making the elephants afraid.pelottaa may mean either of the two, depending on the case of the objectHiiretpelottavatnorsuja.Elephants are afraid of mice.Hiiripelottinorsuntiehensä.The mouse scared the elephant away.With verbs ("be afraid of doing"), the first infinitive is used.Show more pelotellapelotinpelottavaShow more From pelko + -ttaa.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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