kurk(k)- + -istaa; probably from the same root as kurkottaa, if the semantic development was "to poke (one's head) out" → "to peek". Cognate with Karelian kurkistoa.
kurkistaa
| Inflection of kurkistaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistan | en kurkista | 1st sing. | olen kurkistanut | en ole kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistat | et kurkista | 2nd sing. | olet kurkistanut | et ole kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistaa | ei kurkista | 3rd sing. | on kurkistanut | ei ole kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistamme | emme kurkista | 1st plur. | olemme kurkistaneet | emme ole kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistatte | ette kurkista | 2nd plur. | olette kurkistaneet | ette ole kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistavat | eivät kurkista | 3rd plur. | ovat kurkistaneet | eivät ole kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistetaan | ei kurkisteta | passive | on kurkistettu | ei ole kurkistettu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistin | en kurkistanut | 1st sing. | olin kurkistanut | en ollut kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistit | et kurkistanut | 2nd sing. | olit kurkistanut | et ollut kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkisti | ei kurkistanut | 3rd sing. | oli kurkistanut | ei ollut kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistimme | emme kurkistaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kurkistaneet | emme olleet kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistitte | ette kurkistaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kurkistaneet | ette olleet kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistivat | eivät kurkistaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kurkistaneet | eivät olleet kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistettiin | ei kurkistettu | passive | oli kurkistettu | ei ollut kurkistettu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistaisin | en kurkistaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kurkistanut | en olisi kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistaisit | et kurkistaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kurkistanut | et olisi kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistaisi | ei kurkistaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kurkistanut | ei olisi kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistaisimme | emme kurkistaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kurkistaneet | emme olisi kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistaisitte | ette kurkistaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kurkistaneet | ette olisi kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistaisivat | eivät kurkistaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kurkistaneet | eivät olisi kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistettaisiin | ei kurkistettaisi | passive | olisi kurkistettu | ei olisi kurkistettu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkista | älä kurkista | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistakoon | älköön kurkistako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kurkistanut | älköön olko kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistakaamme | älkäämme kurkistako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistakaa | älkää kurkistako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistakoot | älkööt kurkistako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kurkistaneet | älkööt olko kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistettakoon | älköön kurkistettako | passive | olkoon kurkistettu | älköön olko kurkistettu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistanen | en kurkistane | 1st sing. | lienen kurkistanut | en liene kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistanet | et kurkistane | 2nd sing. | lienet kurkistanut | et liene kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistanee | ei kurkistane | 3rd sing. | lienee kurkistanut | ei liene kurkistanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistanemme | emme kurkistane | 1st plur. | lienemme kurkistaneet | emme liene kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistanette | ette kurkistane | 2nd plur. | lienette kurkistaneet | ette liene kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistanevat | eivät kurkistane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kurkistaneet | eivät liene kurkistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistettaneen | ei kurkistettane | passive | lienee kurkistettu | ei liene kurkistettu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | kurkistaa | present | kurkistava | kurkistettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kurkistanut | kurkistettu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | kurkistaessa | kurkistettaessa | agent4 | kurkistama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kurkistamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kurkistaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | kurkistamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | kurkistamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | kurkistamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | kurkistamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | kurkistamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kurkistaman | kurkistettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | kurkistaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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