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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic root; kuk- +‎ -ertaa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkukertɑːˣ/, [ˈkuk̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ukertɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ker‧taa

Verb

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kukertaa

  1. (intransitive) to sing the bird call of a black grouse
Conjugation
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Inflection of kukertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kukerran en kukerra 1st sing. olen kukertanut en ole kukertanut
2nd sing. kukerrat et kukerra 2nd sing. olet kukertanut et ole kukertanut
3rd sing. kukertaa ei kukerra 3rd sing. on kukertanut ei ole kukertanut
1st plur. kukerramme emme kukerra 1st plur. olemme kukertaneet emme ole kukertaneet
2nd plur. kukerratte ette kukerra 2nd plur. olette kukertaneet ette ole kukertaneet
3rd plur. kukertavat eivät kukerra 3rd plur. ovat kukertaneet eivät ole kukertaneet
passive kukerretaan ei kukerreta passive on kukerrettu ei ole kukerrettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kukersin en kukertanut 1st sing. olin kukertanut en ollut kukertanut
2nd sing. kukersit et kukertanut 2nd sing. olit kukertanut et ollut kukertanut
3rd sing. kukersi ei kukertanut 3rd sing. oli kukertanut ei ollut kukertanut
1st plur. kukersimme emme kukertaneet 1st plur. olimme kukertaneet emme olleet kukertaneet
2nd plur. kukersitte ette kukertaneet 2nd plur. olitte kukertaneet ette olleet kukertaneet
3rd plur. kukersivat eivät kukertaneet 3rd plur. olivat kukertaneet eivät olleet kukertaneet
passive kukerrettiin ei kukerrettu passive oli kukerrettu ei ollut kukerrettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kukertaisin en kukertaisi 1st sing. olisin kukertanut en olisi kukertanut
2nd sing. kukertaisit et kukertaisi 2nd sing. olisit kukertanut et olisi kukertanut
3rd sing. kukertaisi ei kukertaisi 3rd sing. olisi kukertanut ei olisi kukertanut
1st plur. kukertaisimme emme kukertaisi 1st plur. olisimme kukertaneet emme olisi kukertaneet
2nd plur. kukertaisitte ette kukertaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kukertaneet ette olisi kukertaneet
3rd plur. kukertaisivat eivät kukertaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kukertaneet eivät olisi kukertaneet
passive kukerrettaisiin ei kukerrettaisi passive olisi kukerrettu ei olisi kukerrettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kukerra älä kukerra 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kukertakoon älköön kukertako 3rd sing. olkoon kukertanut älköön olko kukertanut
1st plur. kukertakaamme älkäämme kukertako 1st plur.
2nd plur. kukertakaa älkää kukertako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kukertakoot älkööt kukertako 3rd plur. olkoot kukertaneet älkööt olko kukertaneet
passive kukerrettakoon älköön kukerrettako passive olkoon kukerrettu älköön olko kukerrettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kukertanen en kukertane 1st sing. lienen kukertanut en liene kukertanut
2nd sing. kukertanet et kukertane 2nd sing. lienet kukertanut et liene kukertanut
3rd sing. kukertanee ei kukertane 3rd sing. lienee kukertanut ei liene kukertanut
1st plur. kukertanemme emme kukertane 1st plur. lienemme kukertaneet emme liene kukertaneet
2nd plur. kukertanette ette kukertane 2nd plur. lienette kukertaneet ette liene kukertaneet
3rd plur. kukertanevat eivät kukertane 3rd plur. lienevät kukertaneet eivät liene kukertaneet
passive kukerrettaneen ei kukerrettane passive lienee kukerrettu ei liene kukerrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kukertaa present kukertava kukerrettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kukertaakseni kukertaaksemme
2nd kukertaaksesi kukertaaksenne
3rd kukertaakseen
kukertaaksensa
past kukertanut kukerrettu
2nd inessive2 kukertaessa kukerrettaessa agent4 kukertama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kukertaessani kukertaessamme
2nd kukertaessasi kukertaessanne
3rd kukertaessaan
kukertaessansa
negative kukertamaton
instructive kukertaen
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

* The third-person singular indicative form kukertaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kukertamassa
elative kukertamasta
illative kukertamaan
adessive kukertamalla
abessive kukertamatta
instructive kukertaman kukerrettaman
4th3 verbal noun kukertaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kukertamaisillani kukertamaisillamme
2nd kukertamaisillasi kukertamaisillanne
3rd kukertamaisillaan
kukertamaisillansa
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkukertɑː/, [ˈkuk̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ukertɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ker‧taa

Verb

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kukertaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of kukertaa