puhkaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puhkadak.

Pronunciation

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. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
elative – –
illative – –
adessive – –
abessive – –
instructive – –
4th3 verbal noun –
5th1 –

Derived terms

Further reading

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