tappaa

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.

* The third-person singular indicative form tappaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd

inessive

tappamassa

—

elative

tappamasta

—

illative

tappamaan

—

adessive

tappamalla

—

abessive

tappamatta

—

instructive

tappaman

tapettaman

4th³

verbal noun

tappaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	tappamaisillani	tappamaisillamme
2nd	tappamaisillasi	tappamaisillanne
3rd	tappamaisillaan tappamaisillansa

Derived terms

adjectives

tappava

nouns

verbs

Anagrams

paapat

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tappadak. Cognates include Finnish tappaa and Estonian tappa.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːɑː/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːɑː/,
Rhymes: -ɑpːɑː
Hyphenation: tap‧paa

Verb

tappaa

(transitive) to kill
(transitive) to slaughter
(transitive) to beat
(transitive) to thresh (separate grain from the straw)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tappaa (type 4/antaa, pp-p gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	tapan	en tapa	1st singular	oon tappant, oon tappanut	en oo tappant, en oo tappanut
2nd singular	tapat	et tapa	2nd singular	oot tappant, oot tappanut	et oo tappant, et oo tappanut
3rd singular	tappaa	ei tapa	3rd singular	ono tappant, ono tappanut	ei oo tappant, ei oo tappanut
1st plural	tapamma	emmä tapa	1st plural	oomma tappaneet	emmä oo tappaneet
2nd plural	tapatta	että tapa	2nd plural	ootta tappaneet	että oo tappaneet
3rd plural	tappaat¹⁾, tappavat²⁾, tapetaa	evät tapa, ei tapeta	3rd plural	ovat tappaneet	evät oo tappaneet, ei oo tapettu
impersonal	tapetaa	ei tapeta	impersonal	ono tapettu	ei oo tapettu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	tapoin	en tappant, en tappanut	1st singular	olin tappant, olin tappanut	en olt tappant, en olt tappanut
2nd singular	tapoit	et tappant, et tappanut	2nd singular	olit tappant, olit tappanut	et olt tappant, et olt tappanut
3rd singular	tappoi	ei tappant, ei tappanut	3rd singular	oli tappant, oli tappanut	ei olt tappant, ei olt tappanut
1st plural	tapoimma	emmä tappaneet	1st plural	olimma tappaneet	emmä olleet tappaneet
2nd plural	tapoitta	että tappaneet	2nd plural	olitta tappaneet	että olleet tappaneet
3rd plural	tappoit¹⁾, tappoivat²⁾, tapettii	evät tappaneet, ei tapettu	3rd plural	olivat tappaneet	evät olleet tappaneet, ei olt tapettu
impersonal	tapettii	ei tapettu	impersonal	oli tapettu	ei olt tapettu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	tappaisin	en tappais	1st singular	olisin tappant, olisin tappanut	en olis tappant, en olis tappanut
2nd singular	tappaisit, tappaist¹⁾	et tappais	2nd singular	olisit tappant, olisit tappanut	et olis tappant, et olis tappanut
3rd singular	tappais	ei tappais	3rd singular	olis tappant, olis tappanut	ei olis tappant, ei olis tappanut
1st plural	tappaisimma	emmä tappais	1st plural	olisimma tappaneet	emmä olis tappaneet
2nd plural	tappaisitta	että tappais	2nd plural	olisitta tappaneet	että olis tappaneet
3rd plural	tappaisiit¹⁾, tappaisivat²⁾, tapettais	evät tappais, ei tapettais	3rd plural	olisivat tappaneet	evät olis tappaneet, ei olis tapettu
impersonal	tapettais	ei tapettais	impersonal	olis tapettu	ei olis tapettu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	tapa	elä tapa	2nd singular	oo tappant, oo tappanut	elä oo tappant, elä oo tappanut
3rd singular	tappakoo	elköö tappako	3rd singular	olkoo tappant, olkoo tappanut	elköö olko tappant, elköö olko tappanut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	tappakaa	elkää tappako	2nd plural	olkaa tappaneet	elkää olko tappaneet
3rd plural	tappakoot	elkööt tappako, elköö tapettako	3rd plural	olkoot tappaneet	elkööt olko tappaneet, elköö olko tapettu
impersonal	tapettakkoo	elköö tapettako	impersonal	olkoo tapettu	elköö olko tapettu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	tappanen	en tappane
2nd singular	tappanet	et tappane
3rd singular	tappanoo	ei tappane
1st plural	tappanemma	emmä tappane
2nd plural	tappanetta	että tappane
3rd plural	tappanoot	evät tappane, ei tapettane
impersonal	tapettannoo	ei tapettane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		tappaa	present	tappava	tapettava
2nd	inessive	tappajees	past	tappant, tappanut	tapettu
2nd	instructive	tappaen	¹⁾ Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. ²⁾ Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. ^) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (tappakaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. ^) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) to the indicative ^*) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) or -kse* to either the indicative or the potential ^***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-*, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd	illative	tappamaa
	inessive	tappamaas
	elative	tappamast
	abessive	tappamata
4th	nominative	tappamiin
	partitive	tappamista, tappamist

Synonyms

(to kill): mukistaa, leikata, surmata, veruttaa
(to beat): iskiä, löövvä, peeksää, kleittää, issuttaa, napsuttaa, kommia

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑː/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑː/,
Rhymes: -ɑpɑː
Hyphenation: tap‧paa

Noun

tappaa

inflection of tapa:
1. partitive singular
2. illative singular

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑː/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑː/,
Rhymes: -ɑpɑː
Hyphenation: tap‧paa

Verb

tappaa

inflection of tavata:

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 572

tappaa

Contents

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

References

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