kopsaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic root (kops-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkopsɑːˣ/, [ˈko̞ps̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -opsɑː
Syllabification^(key): kop‧saa

Verb

kopsaa

To clop.

Conjugation

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative.

Conjugation of kopsaa (type kaikaa)

indicative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	kopsaa	ei kopsaa	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	kopsaavat	eivät kopsaa	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.	kopsaisi	ei kopsaisi	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	kopsaisivat	eivät kopsaisi	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
I		–		present	–	–
long I²		–		past	–	–
II	inessive¹	–	–	agent^{1, 4}	–
II	instructive	–	–	negative	–
III	inessive	–	–	¹⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. ²⁾ Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. ³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). ⁴⁾ Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.
	elative	–	–
	illative	–	–
	adessive	–	–
	abessive	–	–
	instructive	–	–
IV³		–
V		–

Derived terms

Further reading

“kopsaa”, 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): /ˈkopsɑː/, [ˈko̞ps̠ɑ̝ː] (indicative)
IPA^(key): /ˈkopsɑːˣ/, [ˈko̞ps̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
Rhymes: -opsɑː
Syllabification^(key): kop‧saa

Verb

kopsaa

inflection of kopsata:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. present active indicative connegative
3. second-person singular present imperative
4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

paskoa

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