kapsahtaa
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑpsɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑpsɑhtɑː
- Syllabification(key): kap‧sah‧taa
Verb
kapsahtaa
- (intransitive) to fall down, to plummet
- Ken kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa.
- If you reach for something that is far too good for you, it is not going to end well.
- Literally: Whoever reaches for the spruce, falls down onto the juniper. See: wikiquote:Finnish proverbs
- Ken kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa.
Conjugation
| Inflection of kapsahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kapsahdan | en kapsahda | 1st sing. | olen kapsahtanut | en ole kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kapsahdat | et kapsahda | 2nd sing. | olet kapsahtanut | et ole kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kapsahtaa | ei kapsahda | 3rd sing. | on kapsahtanut | ei ole kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kapsahdamme | emme kapsahda | 1st plur. | olemme kapsahtaneet | emme ole kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kapsahdatte | ette kapsahda | 2nd plur. | olette kapsahtaneet | ette ole kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kapsahtavat | eivät kapsahda | 3rd plur. | ovat kapsahtaneet | eivät ole kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kapsahdetaan | ei kapsahdeta | passive | on kapsahdettu | ei ole kapsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kapsahdin | en kapsahtanut | 1st sing. | olin kapsahtanut | en ollut kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kapsahdit | et kapsahtanut | 2nd sing. | olit kapsahtanut | et ollut kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kapsahti | ei kapsahtanut | 3rd sing. | oli kapsahtanut | ei ollut kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kapsahdimme | emme kapsahtaneet | 1st plur. | olimme kapsahtaneet | emme olleet kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kapsahditte | ette kapsahtaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte kapsahtaneet | ette olleet kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kapsahtivat | eivät kapsahtaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat kapsahtaneet | eivät olleet kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kapsahdettiin | ei kapsahdettu | passive | oli kapsahdettu | ei ollut kapsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kapsahtaisin | en kapsahtaisi | 1st sing. | olisin kapsahtanut | en olisi kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kapsahtaisit | et kapsahtaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kapsahtanut | et olisi kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kapsahtaisi | ei kapsahtaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kapsahtanut | ei olisi kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kapsahtaisimme | emme kapsahtaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kapsahtaneet | emme olisi kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kapsahtaisitte | ette kapsahtaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kapsahtaneet | ette olisi kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kapsahtaisivat | eivät kapsahtaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kapsahtaneet | eivät olisi kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kapsahdettaisiin | ei kapsahdettaisi | passive | olisi kapsahdettu | ei olisi kapsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kapsahda | älä kapsahda | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kapsahtakoon | älköön kapsahtako | 3rd sing. | olkoon kapsahtanut | älköön olko kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kapsahtakaamme | älkäämme kapsahtako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kapsahtakaa | älkää kapsahtako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kapsahtakoot | älkööt kapsahtako | 3rd plur. | olkoot kapsahtaneet | älkööt olko kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kapsahdettakoon | älköön kapsahdettako | passive | olkoon kapsahdettu | älköön olko kapsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kapsahtanen | en kapsahtane | 1st sing. | lienen kapsahtanut | en liene kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kapsahtanet | et kapsahtane | 2nd sing. | lienet kapsahtanut | et liene kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kapsahtanee | ei kapsahtane | 3rd sing. | lienee kapsahtanut | ei liene kapsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kapsahtanemme | emme kapsahtane | 1st plur. | lienemme kapsahtaneet | emme liene kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kapsahtanette | ette kapsahtane | 2nd plur. | lienette kapsahtaneet | ette liene kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kapsahtanevat | eivät kapsahtane | 3rd plur. | lienevät kapsahtaneet | eivät liene kapsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kapsahdettaneen | ei kapsahdettane | passive | lienee kapsahdettu | ei liene kapsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | kapsahtaa | present | kapsahtava | kapsahdettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kapsahtanut | kapsahdettu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | kapsahtaessa | kapsahdettaessa | agent3 | kapsahtama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kapsahtamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kapsahtaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | kapsahtamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | kapsahtamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | kapsahtamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | kapsahtamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | kapsahtamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kapsahtaman | kapsahdettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th4 | verbal noun | kapsahtaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “kapsahtaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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