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(transitive, monopersonal, partitive + 3rd-person singular) to be afraid, to be scared Fin:Minua pelottaa.Eng:I am afraid. I'm scared. (transitive, + partitive) to frighten, to be intimidated or cowed by something Fin: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) to scare Fin:Kissa pelotti linnut tiehensä.Eng:The cat scared the birds away. Show more arrow right (to be afraid): pelätä, peljättää(to make afraid): pelotella, peljätellä Show more arrow right The difference between the verbs pelätä, pelotella and pelottaa:pelätä refers to the feelings of the person who is afraid:Norsut pelkäävät hiiriä.Elephants are afraid of mice.pelotella refers to the activity of making others afraid:Hiiret pelottelevat norsuja.The mice are making the elephants afraid.pelottaa may mean either of the two, depending on the case of the objectHiiret pelottavat norsuja.Elephants are afraid of mice.Hiiri pelotti norsun tiehensä.The mouse scared the elephant away.With verbs ("be afraid of doing"), the first infinitive is used. Show more arrow right pelotella pelotin pelottava Show more arrow right From pelko +‎ -ttaa. Show more arrow right
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