Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *sattudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Cognates include Karelian šatattua, Estonian sattuma, Ingrian sattua, Veps satutada (~ satuttaa), Votic sattua and Erzya сатомс (satoms).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑtːuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝t̪ːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtːuɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sat‧tu‧a

Verb edit

sattua

  1. (intransitive, impersonal + illative) to hurt, be sore (physically or mentally)
    Mihin sattuu?
    Where does it hurt?
    Minun jalkoihini sattuu.
    My legs are sore.
    Minua sattuu käteen.
    My arm hurts.
    Minuun sattui, kun sanoit noin.
    It hurt me when you said that.
  2. (intransitive) to happen, to be (with "there"), occur, come about, come up
    Maantiellä sattui onnettomuus.
    An accident happened on the highway. / There was an accident on the highway.
    Kohdalleni sattui hyvä tilaisuus.
    A good opportunity came up for me.
  3. (auxiliary) to happen (to do = illative of the third infinitive) (do or occur by chance or unexpectedly)
    Hän vain sattuu olemaan sinua parempi.
    He just happens to be better than you.
    Jos (vaikka) sattuisi satamaan, ota sateenvarjo mukaan.
    Should it rain, take your umbrella with you.
    Satuitko kuulemaan mitä aiemmin tänään tapahtui?
    Incidentally, did you hear what happened earlier today?
  4. (intransitive) to hit, strike (+ illative)
    Mihin se sattui?
    Where did it strike?
  5. (intransitive) to touch (+ illative) (to come involuntarily into contact with)
    Kun hän istui penkillä, hänen hameensa helma sattui lattiaan.
    Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.

Conjugation edit

Inflection of sattua (Kotus type 52*C/sanoa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. satun en satu 1st sing. olen sattunut en ole sattunut
2nd sing. satut et satu 2nd sing. olet sattunut et ole sattunut
3rd sing. sattuu ei satu 3rd sing. on sattunut ei ole sattunut
1st plur. satumme emme satu 1st plur. olemme sattuneet emme ole sattuneet
2nd plur. satutte ette satu 2nd plur. olette sattuneet ette ole sattuneet
3rd plur. sattuvat eivät satu 3rd plur. ovat sattuneet eivät ole sattuneet
passive satutaan ei satuta passive on satuttu ei ole satuttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. satuin en sattunut 1st sing. olin sattunut en ollut sattunut
2nd sing. satuit et sattunut 2nd sing. olit sattunut et ollut sattunut
3rd sing. sattui ei sattunut 3rd sing. oli sattunut ei ollut sattunut
1st plur. satuimme emme sattuneet 1st plur. olimme sattuneet emme olleet sattuneet
2nd plur. satuitte ette sattuneet 2nd plur. olitte sattuneet ette olleet sattuneet
3rd plur. sattuivat eivät sattuneet 3rd plur. olivat sattuneet eivät olleet sattuneet
passive satuttiin ei satuttu passive oli satuttu ei ollut satuttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sattuisin en sattuisi 1st sing. olisin sattunut en olisi sattunut
2nd sing. sattuisit et sattuisi 2nd sing. olisit sattunut et olisi sattunut
3rd sing. sattuisi ei sattuisi 3rd sing. olisi sattunut ei olisi sattunut
1st plur. sattuisimme emme sattuisi 1st plur. olisimme sattuneet emme olisi sattuneet
2nd plur. sattuisitte ette sattuisi 2nd plur. olisitte sattuneet ette olisi sattuneet
3rd plur. sattuisivat eivät sattuisi 3rd plur. olisivat sattuneet eivät olisi sattuneet
passive satuttaisiin ei satuttaisi passive olisi satuttu ei olisi satuttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. satu älä satu 2nd sing.
3rd sing. sattukoon älköön sattuko 3rd sing. olkoon sattunut älköön olko sattunut
1st plur. sattukaamme älkäämme sattuko 1st plur.
2nd plur. sattukaa älkää sattuko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. sattukoot älkööt sattuko 3rd plur. olkoot sattuneet älkööt olko sattuneet
passive satuttakoon älköön satuttako passive olkoon satuttu älköön olko satuttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sattunen en sattune 1st sing. lienen sattunut en liene sattunut
2nd sing. sattunet et sattune 2nd sing. lienet sattunut et liene sattunut
3rd sing. sattunee ei sattune 3rd sing. lienee sattunut ei liene sattunut
1st plur. sattunemme emme sattune 1st plur. lienemme sattuneet emme liene sattuneet
2nd plur. sattunette ette sattune 2nd plur. lienette sattuneet ette liene sattuneet
3rd plur. sattunevat eivät sattune 3rd plur. lienevät sattuneet eivät liene sattuneet
passive satuttaneen ei satuttane passive lienee satuttu ei liene satuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st sattua present sattuva satuttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sattuakseni sattuaksemme
2nd sattuaksesi sattuaksenne
3rd sattuakseen
sattuaksensa
past sattunut satuttu
2nd inessive2 sattuessa satuttaessa agent3 sattuma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sattuessani sattuessamme
2nd sattuessasi sattuessanne
3rd sattuessaan
sattuessansa
negative sattumaton
instructive sattuen 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).

3rd inessive sattumassa
elative sattumasta
illative sattumaan
adessive sattumalla
abessive sattumatta
instructive sattuman satuttaman
4th4 verbal noun sattuminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sattumaisillani sattumaisillamme
2nd sattumaisillasi sattumaisillanne
3rd sattumaisillaan
sattumaisillansa

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