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hikottaa

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

hikka +‎ -ottaa

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhikotːɑːˣ/, [ˈhiko̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ikotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): hi‧kot‧taa

Verb edit

hikottaa

  1. (impersonal + partitive) to have hiccups
    Minua hikottaa. ― I have hickups.
    Meitä hikottaa. ― We have hickups.
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to cause hiccups (to)
    Olut - varsinkin, jos juon sen nopeasti - hikottaa minua.
    Beer - especially if I drink it fast - causes hiccups to me.

Usage notes edit

  • This is an impersonal verb, i.e. the person who is having the hiccups is in partitive and the sentence does not need to have a grammatical subject. The cause, if mentioned, will be the grammatical subject.

Conjugation edit

Mostly only used in the third person.

Inflection of hikottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hikotan en hikota 1st sing. olen hikottanut en ole hikottanut
2nd sing. hikotat et hikota 2nd sing. olet hikottanut et ole hikottanut
3rd sing. hikottaa ei hikota 3rd sing. on hikottanut ei ole hikottanut
1st plur. hikotamme emme hikota 1st plur. olemme hikottaneet emme ole hikottaneet
2nd plur. hikotatte ette hikota 2nd plur. olette hikottaneet ette ole hikottaneet
3rd plur. hikottavat eivät hikota 3rd plur. ovat hikottaneet eivät ole hikottaneet
passive hikotetaan ei hikoteta passive on hikotettu ei ole hikotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hikotin en hikottanut 1st sing. olin hikottanut en ollut hikottanut
2nd sing. hikotit et hikottanut 2nd sing. olit hikottanut et ollut hikottanut
3rd sing. hikotti ei hikottanut 3rd sing. oli hikottanut ei ollut hikottanut
1st plur. hikotimme emme hikottaneet 1st plur. olimme hikottaneet emme olleet hikottaneet
2nd plur. hikotitte ette hikottaneet 2nd plur. olitte hikottaneet ette olleet hikottaneet
3rd plur. hikottivat eivät hikottaneet 3rd plur. olivat hikottaneet eivät olleet hikottaneet
passive hikotettiin ei hikotettu passive oli hikotettu ei ollut hikotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hikottaisin en hikottaisi 1st sing. olisin hikottanut en olisi hikottanut
2nd sing. hikottaisit et hikottaisi 2nd sing. olisit hikottanut et olisi hikottanut
3rd sing. hikottaisi ei hikottaisi 3rd sing. olisi hikottanut ei olisi hikottanut
1st plur. hikottaisimme emme hikottaisi 1st plur. olisimme hikottaneet emme olisi hikottaneet
2nd plur. hikottaisitte ette hikottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte hikottaneet ette olisi hikottaneet
3rd plur. hikottaisivat eivät hikottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat hikottaneet eivät olisi hikottaneet
passive hikotettaisiin ei hikotettaisi passive olisi hikotettu ei olisi hikotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. hikota älä hikota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. hikottakoon älköön hikottako 3rd sing. olkoon hikottanut älköön olko hikottanut
1st plur. hikottakaamme älkäämme hikottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. hikottakaa älkää hikottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. hikottakoot älkööt hikottako 3rd plur. olkoot hikottaneet älkööt olko hikottaneet
passive hikotettakoon älköön hikotettako passive olkoon hikotettu älköön olko hikotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hikottanen en hikottane 1st sing. lienen hikottanut en liene hikottanut
2nd sing. hikottanet et hikottane 2nd sing. lienet hikottanut et liene hikottanut
3rd sing. hikottanee ei hikottane 3rd sing. lienee hikottanut ei liene hikottanut
1st plur. hikottanemme emme hikottane 1st plur. lienemme hikottaneet emme liene hikottaneet
2nd plur. hikottanette ette hikottane 2nd plur. lienette hikottaneet ette liene hikottaneet
3rd plur. hikottanevat eivät hikottane 3rd plur. lienevät hikottaneet eivät liene hikottaneet
passive hikotettaneen ei hikotettane passive lienee hikotettu ei liene hikotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st hikottaa present hikottava hikotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hikottaakseni hikottaaksemme
2nd hikottaaksesi hikottaaksenne
3rd hikottaakseen
hikottaaksensa
past hikottanut hikotettu
2nd inessive2 hikottaessa hikotettaessa agent3 hikottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hikottaessani hikottaessamme
2nd hikottaessasi hikottaessanne
3rd hikottaessaan
hikottaessansa
negative hikottamaton
instructive hikottaen — 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
* The third-person singular indicative form hikottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive hikottamassa —
elative hikottamasta —
illative hikottamaan —
adessive hikottamalla —
abessive hikottamatta —
instructive hikottaman hikotettaman
4th4 verbal noun hikottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st hikottamaisillani hikottamaisillamme
2nd hikottamaisillasi hikottamaisillanne
3rd hikottamaisillaan
hikottamaisillansa

Derived terms edit

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