keksiä
Finnish
Etymology 1
From keksi (“pike pole”) + -iä. Originally meant "to prod with a pike pole", whence "to observe" and then "to invent".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeksiæˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ks̠iæ(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eksiæ
- Syllabification(key): kek‧si‧ä
Verb
keksiä
- to invent (to design a new process or mechanism)
- to make up, concoct, imagine or invent (to create something fictional for a particular purpose)
- to devise, come up with (to use the intellect to plan or design something)
- Nyt keksin!
- I've got it (a plan)!
- to give birth (to invent a new idea)
Conjugation
| Inflection of keksiä (Kotus type 61/sallia, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | keksin | en keksi | 1st sing. | olen keksinyt | en ole keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | keksit | et keksi | 2nd sing. | olet keksinyt | et ole keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | keksii | ei keksi | 3rd sing. | on keksinyt | ei ole keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | keksimme | emme keksi | 1st plur. | olemme keksineet | emme ole keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | keksitte | ette keksi | 2nd plur. | olette keksineet | ette ole keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | keksivät | eivät keksi | 3rd plur. | ovat keksineet | eivät ole keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | keksitään | ei keksitä | passive | on keksitty | ei ole keksitty | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | keksin | en keksinyt | 1st sing. | olin keksinyt | en ollut keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | keksit | et keksinyt | 2nd sing. | olit keksinyt | et ollut keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | keksi | ei keksinyt | 3rd sing. | oli keksinyt | ei ollut keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | keksimme | emme keksineet | 1st plur. | olimme keksineet | emme olleet keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | keksitte | ette keksineet | 2nd plur. | olitte keksineet | ette olleet keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | keksivät | eivät keksineet | 3rd plur. | olivat keksineet | eivät olleet keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | keksittiin | ei keksitty | passive | oli keksitty | ei ollut keksitty | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | keksisin | en keksisi | 1st sing. | olisin keksinyt | en olisi keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | keksisit | et keksisi | 2nd sing. | olisit keksinyt | et olisi keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | keksisi | ei keksisi | 3rd sing. | olisi keksinyt | ei olisi keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | keksisimme | emme keksisi | 1st plur. | olisimme keksineet | emme olisi keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | keksisitte | ette keksisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte keksineet | ette olisi keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | keksisivät | eivät keksisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat keksineet | eivät olisi keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | keksittäisiin | ei keksittäisi | passive | olisi keksitty | ei olisi keksitty | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | keksi | älä keksi | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | keksiköön | älköön keksikö | 3rd sing. | olkoon keksinyt | älköön olko keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | keksikäämme | älkäämme keksikö | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | keksikää | älkää keksikö | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | keksikööt | älkööt keksikö | 3rd plur. | olkoot keksineet | älkööt olko keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | keksittäköön | älköön keksittäkö | passive | olkoon keksitty | älköön olko keksitty | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | keksinen | en keksine | 1st sing. | lienen keksinyt | en liene keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | keksinet | et keksine | 2nd sing. | lienet keksinyt | et liene keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | keksinee | ei keksine | 3rd sing. | lienee keksinyt | ei liene keksinyt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | keksinemme | emme keksine | 1st plur. | lienemme keksineet | emme liene keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | keksinette | ette keksine | 2nd plur. | lienette keksineet | ette liene keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | keksinevät | eivät keksine | 3rd plur. | lienevät keksineet | eivät liene keksineet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | keksittäneen | ei keksittäne | passive | lienee keksitty | ei liene keksitty | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | keksiä | present | keksivä | keksittävä | |||||||||||||||||
| long 1st1 |
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past | keksinyt | keksitty | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | keksiessä | keksittäessä | agent3 | keksimä | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | keksimätön | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | keksien | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | keksimässä | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | keksimästä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | keksimään | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | keksimällä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | keksimättä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | keksimän | keksittämän | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th4 | verbal noun | keksiminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- kekata (colloquial)
Further reading
- “keksiä”, 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 2023-07-01
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeksiæ/, [ˈk̟e̞ks̠iæ]
- Rhymes: -eksiæ
- Syllabification(key): kek‧si‧ä
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