Finnish edit

Etymology 1 edit

kuh- +‎ -ertaa; has many variants in dialects, including kukertaa and kujertaa. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic, originally referring to the mating display of birds.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuhertɑːˣ/, [ˈkuɦe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uhertɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧her‧taa

Verb edit

kuhertaa

  1. (intransitive) to bill (to stroke bill against bill)
Conjugation edit
Inflection of kuhertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuherran en kuherra 1st sing. olen kuhertanut en ole kuhertanut
2nd sing. kuherrat et kuherra 2nd sing. olet kuhertanut et ole kuhertanut
3rd sing. kuhertaa ei kuherra 3rd sing. on kuhertanut ei ole kuhertanut
1st plur. kuherramme emme kuherra 1st plur. olemme kuhertaneet emme ole kuhertaneet
2nd plur. kuherratte ette kuherra 2nd plur. olette kuhertaneet ette ole kuhertaneet
3rd plur. kuhertavat eivät kuherra 3rd plur. ovat kuhertaneet eivät ole kuhertaneet
passive kuherretaan ei kuherreta passive on kuherrettu ei ole kuherrettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuhersin en kuhertanut 1st sing. olin kuhertanut en ollut kuhertanut
2nd sing. kuhersit et kuhertanut 2nd sing. olit kuhertanut et ollut kuhertanut
3rd sing. kuhersi ei kuhertanut 3rd sing. oli kuhertanut ei ollut kuhertanut
1st plur. kuhersimme emme kuhertaneet 1st plur. olimme kuhertaneet emme olleet kuhertaneet
2nd plur. kuhersitte ette kuhertaneet 2nd plur. olitte kuhertaneet ette olleet kuhertaneet
3rd plur. kuhersivat eivät kuhertaneet 3rd plur. olivat kuhertaneet eivät olleet kuhertaneet
passive kuherrettiin ei kuherrettu passive oli kuherrettu ei ollut kuherrettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuhertaisin en kuhertaisi 1st sing. olisin kuhertanut en olisi kuhertanut
2nd sing. kuhertaisit et kuhertaisi 2nd sing. olisit kuhertanut et olisi kuhertanut
3rd sing. kuhertaisi ei kuhertaisi 3rd sing. olisi kuhertanut ei olisi kuhertanut
1st plur. kuhertaisimme emme kuhertaisi 1st plur. olisimme kuhertaneet emme olisi kuhertaneet
2nd plur. kuhertaisitte ette kuhertaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kuhertaneet ette olisi kuhertaneet
3rd plur. kuhertaisivat eivät kuhertaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kuhertaneet eivät olisi kuhertaneet
passive kuherrettaisiin ei kuherrettaisi passive olisi kuherrettu ei olisi kuherrettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kuherra älä kuherra 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kuhertakoon älköön kuhertako 3rd sing. olkoon kuhertanut älköön olko kuhertanut
1st plur. kuhertakaamme älkäämme kuhertako 1st plur.
2nd plur. kuhertakaa älkää kuhertako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kuhertakoot älkööt kuhertako 3rd plur. olkoot kuhertaneet älkööt olko kuhertaneet
passive kuherrettakoon älköön kuherrettako passive olkoon kuherrettu älköön olko kuherrettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuhertanen en kuhertane 1st sing. lienen kuhertanut en liene kuhertanut
2nd sing. kuhertanet et kuhertane 2nd sing. lienet kuhertanut et liene kuhertanut
3rd sing. kuhertanee ei kuhertane 3rd sing. lienee kuhertanut ei liene kuhertanut
1st plur. kuhertanemme emme kuhertane 1st plur. lienemme kuhertaneet emme liene kuhertaneet
2nd plur. kuhertanette ette kuhertane 2nd plur. lienette kuhertaneet ette liene kuhertaneet
3rd plur. kuhertanevat eivät kuhertane 3rd plur. lienevät kuhertaneet eivät liene kuhertaneet
passive kuherrettaneen ei kuherrettane passive lienee kuherrettu ei liene kuherrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kuhertaa present kuhertava kuherrettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuhertaakseni kuhertaaksemme
2nd kuhertaaksesi kuhertaaksenne
3rd kuhertaakseen
kuhertaaksensa
past kuhertanut kuherrettu
2nd inessive2 kuhertaessa kuherrettaessa agent3 kuhertama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuhertaessani kuhertaessamme
2nd kuhertaessasi kuhertaessanne
3rd kuhertaessaan
kuhertaessansa
negative kuhertamaton
instructive kuhertaen 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 kuhertaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive kuhertamassa
elative kuhertamasta
illative kuhertamaan
adessive kuhertamalla
abessive kuhertamatta
instructive kuhertaman kuherrettaman
4th4 verbal noun kuhertaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuhertamaisillani kuhertamaisillamme
2nd kuhertamaisillasi kuhertamaisillanne
3rd kuhertamaisillaan
kuhertamaisillansa
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuhertɑː/, [ˈkuɦe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -uhertɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧her‧taa

Verb edit

kuhertaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of kuhertaa