puhkaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puhkadak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuhkɑːˣ/, [ˈpuxkɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): puh‧kaa

Verb

puhkaa

1. Alternative form of puhkua

Conjugation

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb puhkua.

Inflection of puhkaa (type kaikaa)

indicative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		puhkaa	ei puhkaa	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		puhkaavat	eivät puhkaa	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
past				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
conditional
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		puhkaisi	ei puhkaisi	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		puhkaisivat	eivät puhkaisi	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
imperative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
potential
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		–		present	–	–
long 1st1		–		past	–	–
2nd	inessive2	–	–	agent4	–
	instructive	–	–	negative	–
3rd	inessive	–	–	1) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
	elative	–	–
	illative	–	–
	adessive	–	–
	abessive	–	–
	instructive	–	–
4th3	verbal noun	–
5th1		–

Derived terms

• puhkia
• puhkua
• puhkuri

 

Further reading

• “puhkaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03