kuroa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurodak, from Proto-Uralic *kure-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuroɑˣ/, [ˈkuro̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uroɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ro‧a

Verb

kuroa

  1. to gather (to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread)
  2. to plait, to fold, to double in narrow folds, to pleat
    kuroa röyhelöto plait a ruffle
  3. (figuratively) to close, to catch up
    kuroa etumatkaato close the gap / to catch up

Conjugation

Inflection of kuroa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuron en kuro 1st sing. olen kuronut en ole kuronut
2nd sing. kurot et kuro 2nd sing. olet kuronut et ole kuronut
3rd sing. kuroo ei kuro 3rd sing. on kuronut ei ole kuronut
1st plur. kuromme emme kuro 1st plur. olemme kuroneet emme ole kuroneet
2nd plur. kurotte ette kuro 2nd plur. olette kuroneet ette ole kuroneet
3rd plur. kurovat eivät kuro 3rd plur. ovat kuroneet eivät ole kuroneet
passive kurotaan ei kurota passive on kurottu ei ole kurottu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuroin en kuronut 1st sing. olin kuronut en ollut kuronut
2nd sing. kuroit et kuronut 2nd sing. olit kuronut et ollut kuronut
3rd sing. kuroi ei kuronut 3rd sing. oli kuronut ei ollut kuronut
1st plur. kuroimme emme kuroneet 1st plur. olimme kuroneet emme olleet kuroneet
2nd plur. kuroitte ette kuroneet 2nd plur. olitte kuroneet ette olleet kuroneet
3rd plur. kuroivat eivät kuroneet 3rd plur. olivat kuroneet eivät olleet kuroneet
passive kurottiin ei kurottu passive oli kurottu ei ollut kurottu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuroisin en kuroisi 1st sing. olisin kuronut en olisi kuronut
2nd sing. kuroisit et kuroisi 2nd sing. olisit kuronut et olisi kuronut
3rd sing. kuroisi ei kuroisi 3rd sing. olisi kuronut ei olisi kuronut
1st plur. kuroisimme emme kuroisi 1st plur. olisimme kuroneet emme olisi kuroneet
2nd plur. kuroisitte ette kuroisi 2nd plur. olisitte kuroneet ette olisi kuroneet
3rd plur. kuroisivat eivät kuroisi 3rd plur. olisivat kuroneet eivät olisi kuroneet
passive kurottaisiin ei kurottaisi passive olisi kurottu ei olisi kurottu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kuro älä kuro 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kurokoon älköön kuroko 3rd sing. olkoon kuronut älköön olko kuronut
1st plur. kurokaamme älkäämme kuroko 1st plur.
2nd plur. kurokaa älkää kuroko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kurokoot älkööt kuroko 3rd plur. olkoot kuroneet älkööt olko kuroneet
passive kurottakoon älköön kurottako passive olkoon kurottu älköön olko kurottu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kuronen en kurone 1st sing. lienen kuronut en liene kuronut
2nd sing. kuronet et kurone 2nd sing. lienet kuronut et liene kuronut
3rd sing. kuronee ei kurone 3rd sing. lienee kuronut ei liene kuronut
1st plur. kuronemme emme kurone 1st plur. lienemme kuroneet emme liene kuroneet
2nd plur. kuronette ette kurone 2nd plur. lienette kuroneet ette liene kuroneet
3rd plur. kuronevat eivät kurone 3rd plur. lienevät kuroneet eivät liene kuroneet
passive kurottaneen ei kurottane passive lienee kurottu ei liene kurottu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kuroa present kurova kurottava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuroakseni kuroaksemme
2nd kuroaksesi kuroaksenne
3rd kuroakseen
kuroaksensa
past kuronut kurottu
2nd inessive2 kuroessa kurottaessa agent3 kuroma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuroessani kuroessamme
2nd kuroessasi kuroessanne
3rd kuroessaan
kuroessansa
negative kuromaton
instructive kuroen 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

3rd inessive kuromassa
elative kuromasta
illative kuromaan
adessive kuromalla
abessive kuromatta
instructive kuroman kurottaman
4th4 verbal noun kurominen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kuromaisillani kuromaisillamme
2nd kuromaisillasi kuromaisillanne
3rd kuromaisillaan
kuromaisillansa

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