pursua

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pursudak. Related to Karelian pursuo and Veps pursta.

Pronunciation

Verb

pursua

  1. Alternative form of pursuta (“to gush, burst”)

Conjugation

Inflection of pursua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pursun en pursu 1st sing. olen pursunut en ole pursunut
2nd sing. pursut et pursu 2nd sing. olet pursunut et ole pursunut
3rd sing. pursuu ei pursu 3rd sing. on pursunut ei ole pursunut
1st plur. pursumme emme pursu 1st plur. olemme pursuneet emme ole pursuneet
2nd plur. pursutte ette pursu 2nd plur. olette pursuneet ette ole pursuneet
3rd plur. pursuvat eivät pursu 3rd plur. ovat pursuneet eivät ole pursuneet
passive pursutaan ei pursuta passive on pursuttu ei ole pursuttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pursuin en pursunut 1st sing. olin pursunut en ollut pursunut
2nd sing. pursuit et pursunut 2nd sing. olit pursunut et ollut pursunut
3rd sing. pursui ei pursunut 3rd sing. oli pursunut ei ollut pursunut
1st plur. pursuimme emme pursuneet 1st plur. olimme pursuneet emme olleet pursuneet
2nd plur. pursuitte ette pursuneet 2nd plur. olitte pursuneet ette olleet pursuneet
3rd plur. pursuivat eivät pursuneet 3rd plur. olivat pursuneet eivät olleet pursuneet
passive pursuttiin ei pursuttu passive oli pursuttu ei ollut pursuttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pursuisin en pursuisi 1st sing. olisin pursunut en olisi pursunut
2nd sing. pursuisit et pursuisi 2nd sing. olisit pursunut et olisi pursunut
3rd sing. pursuisi ei pursuisi 3rd sing. olisi pursunut ei olisi pursunut
1st plur. pursuisimme emme pursuisi 1st plur. olisimme pursuneet emme olisi pursuneet
2nd plur. pursuisitte ette pursuisi 2nd plur. olisitte pursuneet ette olisi pursuneet
3rd plur. pursuisivat eivät pursuisi 3rd plur. olisivat pursuneet eivät olisi pursuneet
passive pursuttaisiin ei pursuttaisi passive olisi pursuttu ei olisi pursuttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. pursu älä pursu 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. pursukoon älköön pursuko 3rd sing. olkoon pursunut älköön olko pursunut
1st plur. pursukaamme älkäämme pursuko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. pursukaa älkää pursuko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. pursukoot älkööt pursuko 3rd plur. olkoot pursuneet älkööt olko pursuneet
passive pursuttakoon älköön pursuttako passive olkoon pursuttu älköön olko pursuttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. pursunen en pursune 1st sing. lienen pursunut en liene pursunut
2nd sing. pursunet et pursune 2nd sing. lienet pursunut et liene pursunut
3rd sing. pursunee ei pursune 3rd sing. lienee pursunut ei liene pursunut
1st plur. pursunemme emme pursune 1st plur. lienemme pursuneet emme liene pursuneet
2nd plur. pursunette ette pursune 2nd plur. lienette pursuneet ette liene pursuneet
3rd plur. pursunevat eivät pursune 3rd plur. lienevät pursuneet eivät liene pursuneet
passive pursuttaneen ei pursuttane passive lienee pursuttu ei liene pursuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st pursua present pursuva pursuttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pursuakseni pursuaksemme
2nd pursuaksesi pursuaksenne
3rd pursuakseen
pursuaksensa
past pursunut pursuttu
2nd inessive2 pursuessa pursuttaessa agent4 pursuma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pursuessani pursuessamme
2nd pursuessasi pursuessanne
3rd pursuessaan
pursuessansa
negative pursumaton
instructive pursuen —
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

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.
3rd inessive pursumassa —
elative pursumasta —
illative pursumaan —
adessive pursumalla —
abessive pursumatta —
instructive pursuman pursuttaman
4th3 verbal noun pursuminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st pursumaisillani pursumaisillamme
2nd pursumaisillasi pursumaisillanne
3rd pursumaisillaan
pursumaisillansa

Derived terms

compounds

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