Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Sound-symbolic +‎ -ahtaa[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrepsɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈre̞ps̠ɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -epsɑhtɑː
  • Syllabification(key): rep‧sah‧taa

Verb edit

repsahtaa

  1. (intransitive) to relapse, to indulge, to cave in

Conjugation edit

Inflection of repsahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. repsahdan en repsahda 1st sing. olen repsahtanut en ole repsahtanut
2nd sing. repsahdat et repsahda 2nd sing. olet repsahtanut et ole repsahtanut
3rd sing. repsahtaa ei repsahda 3rd sing. on repsahtanut ei ole repsahtanut
1st plur. repsahdamme emme repsahda 1st plur. olemme repsahtaneet emme ole repsahtaneet
2nd plur. repsahdatte ette repsahda 2nd plur. olette repsahtaneet ette ole repsahtaneet
3rd plur. repsahtavat eivät repsahda 3rd plur. ovat repsahtaneet eivät ole repsahtaneet
passive repsahdetaan ei repsahdeta passive on repsahdettu ei ole repsahdettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. repsahdin en repsahtanut 1st sing. olin repsahtanut en ollut repsahtanut
2nd sing. repsahdit et repsahtanut 2nd sing. olit repsahtanut et ollut repsahtanut
3rd sing. repsahti ei repsahtanut 3rd sing. oli repsahtanut ei ollut repsahtanut
1st plur. repsahdimme emme repsahtaneet 1st plur. olimme repsahtaneet emme olleet repsahtaneet
2nd plur. repsahditte ette repsahtaneet 2nd plur. olitte repsahtaneet ette olleet repsahtaneet
3rd plur. repsahtivat eivät repsahtaneet 3rd plur. olivat repsahtaneet eivät olleet repsahtaneet
passive repsahdettiin ei repsahdettu passive oli repsahdettu ei ollut repsahdettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. repsahtaisin en repsahtaisi 1st sing. olisin repsahtanut en olisi repsahtanut
2nd sing. repsahtaisit et repsahtaisi 2nd sing. olisit repsahtanut et olisi repsahtanut
3rd sing. repsahtaisi ei repsahtaisi 3rd sing. olisi repsahtanut ei olisi repsahtanut
1st plur. repsahtaisimme emme repsahtaisi 1st plur. olisimme repsahtaneet emme olisi repsahtaneet
2nd plur. repsahtaisitte ette repsahtaisi 2nd plur. olisitte repsahtaneet ette olisi repsahtaneet
3rd plur. repsahtaisivat eivät repsahtaisi 3rd plur. olisivat repsahtaneet eivät olisi repsahtaneet
passive repsahdettaisiin ei repsahdettaisi passive olisi repsahdettu ei olisi repsahdettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. repsahda älä repsahda 2nd sing.
3rd sing. repsahtakoon älköön repsahtako 3rd sing. olkoon repsahtanut älköön olko repsahtanut
1st plur. repsahtakaamme älkäämme repsahtako 1st plur.
2nd plur. repsahtakaa älkää repsahtako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. repsahtakoot älkööt repsahtako 3rd plur. olkoot repsahtaneet älkööt olko repsahtaneet
passive repsahdettakoon älköön repsahdettako passive olkoon repsahdettu älköön olko repsahdettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. repsahtanen en repsahtane 1st sing. lienen repsahtanut en liene repsahtanut
2nd sing. repsahtanet et repsahtane 2nd sing. lienet repsahtanut et liene repsahtanut
3rd sing. repsahtanee ei repsahtane 3rd sing. lienee repsahtanut ei liene repsahtanut
1st plur. repsahtanemme emme repsahtane 1st plur. lienemme repsahtaneet emme liene repsahtaneet
2nd plur. repsahtanette ette repsahtane 2nd plur. lienette repsahtaneet ette liene repsahtaneet
3rd plur. repsahtanevat eivät repsahtane 3rd plur. lienevät repsahtaneet eivät liene repsahtaneet
passive repsahdettaneen ei repsahdettane passive lienee repsahdettu ei liene repsahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st repsahtaa present repsahtava repsahdettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st repsahtaakseni repsahtaaksemme
2nd repsahtaaksesi repsahtaaksenne
3rd repsahtaakseen
repsahtaaksensa
past repsahtanut repsahdettu
2nd inessive2 repsahtaessa repsahdettaessa agent3 repsahtama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st repsahtaessani repsahtaessamme
2nd repsahtaessasi repsahtaessanne
3rd repsahtaessaan
repsahtaessansa
negative repsahtamaton
instructive repsahtaen 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 repsahtaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive repsahtamassa
elative repsahtamasta
illative repsahtamaan
adessive repsahtamalla
abessive repsahtamatta
instructive repsahtaman repsahdettaman
4th4 verbal noun repsahtaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st repsahtamaisillani repsahtamaisillamme
2nd repsahtamaisillasi repsahtamaisillanne
3rd repsahtamaisillaan
repsahtamaisillansa

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading edit