nakuttaa

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic +‎ -uttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑkutːɑːˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝kut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑkutːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): na‧kut‧taa

Verb

nakuttaa

1. to knock in a continuous manner, like a woodpecker knocks a tree
2. to knock (to produce the knocking sound of a badly tuned motor)
3. (of the sound of a typewriter) to clack, tap

Conjugation

Inflection of nakuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakutan	en nakuta	1st sing.	olen nakuttanut	en ole nakuttanut
2nd sing.		nakutat	et nakuta	2nd sing.	olet nakuttanut	et ole nakuttanut
3rd sing.		nakuttaa	ei nakuta	3rd sing.	on nakuttanut	ei ole nakuttanut
1st plur.		nakutamme	emme nakuta	1st plur.	olemme nakuttaneet	emme ole nakuttaneet
2nd plur.		nakutatte	ette nakuta	2nd plur.	olette nakuttaneet	ette ole nakuttaneet
3rd plur.		nakuttavat	eivät nakuta	3rd plur.	ovat nakuttaneet	eivät ole nakuttaneet
passive		nakutetaan	ei nakuteta	passive	on nakutettu	ei ole nakutettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakutin	en nakuttanut	1st sing.	olin nakuttanut	en ollut nakuttanut
2nd sing.		nakutit	et nakuttanut	2nd sing.	olit nakuttanut	et ollut nakuttanut
3rd sing.		nakutti	ei nakuttanut	3rd sing.	oli nakuttanut	ei ollut nakuttanut
1st plur.		nakutimme	emme nakuttaneet	1st plur.	olimme nakuttaneet	emme olleet nakuttaneet
2nd plur.		nakutitte	ette nakuttaneet	2nd plur.	olitte nakuttaneet	ette olleet nakuttaneet
3rd plur.		nakuttivat	eivät nakuttaneet	3rd plur.	olivat nakuttaneet	eivät olleet nakuttaneet
passive		nakutettiin	ei nakutettu	passive	oli nakutettu	ei ollut nakutettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakuttaisin	en nakuttaisi	1st sing.	olisin nakuttanut	en olisi nakuttanut
2nd sing.		nakuttaisit	et nakuttaisi	2nd sing.	olisit nakuttanut	et olisi nakuttanut
3rd sing.		nakuttaisi	ei nakuttaisi	3rd sing.	olisi nakuttanut	ei olisi nakuttanut
1st plur.		nakuttaisimme	emme nakuttaisi	1st plur.	olisimme nakuttaneet	emme olisi nakuttaneet
2nd plur.		nakuttaisitte	ette nakuttaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte nakuttaneet	ette olisi nakuttaneet
3rd plur.		nakuttaisivat	eivät nakuttaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat nakuttaneet	eivät olisi nakuttaneet
passive		nakutettaisiin	ei nakutettaisi	passive	olisi nakutettu	ei olisi nakutettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		nakuta	älä nakuta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nakuttakoon	älköön nakuttako	3rd sing.	olkoon nakuttanut	älköön olko nakuttanut
1st plur.		nakuttakaamme	älkäämme nakuttako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nakuttakaa	älkää nakuttako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nakuttakoot	älkööt nakuttako	3rd plur.	olkoot nakuttaneet	älkööt olko nakuttaneet
passive		nakutettakoon	älköön nakutettako	passive	olkoon nakutettu	älköön olko nakutettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakuttanen	en nakuttane	1st sing.	lienen nakuttanut	en liene nakuttanut
2nd sing.		nakuttanet	et nakuttane	2nd sing.	lienet nakuttanut	et liene nakuttanut
3rd sing.		nakuttanee	ei nakuttane	3rd sing.	lienee nakuttanut	ei liene nakuttanut
1st plur.		nakuttanemme	emme nakuttane	1st plur.	lienemme nakuttaneet	emme liene nakuttaneet
2nd plur.		nakuttanette	ette nakuttane	2nd plur.	lienette nakuttaneet	ette liene nakuttaneet
3rd plur.		nakuttanevat	eivät nakuttane	3rd plur.	lienevät nakuttaneet	eivät liene nakuttaneet
passive		nakutettaneen	ei nakutettane	passive	lienee nakutettu	ei liene nakutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		nakuttaa		present	nakuttava	nakutettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakuttaakseni nakuttaaksemme 2nd nakuttaaksesi nakuttaaksenne 3rd nakuttaakseen nakuttaaksensa		past	nakuttanut	nakutettu
2nd	inessive2	nakuttaessa	nakutettaessa	agent4	nakuttama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakuttaessani nakuttaessamme 2nd nakuttaessasi nakuttaessanne 3rd nakuttaessaan nakuttaessansa		negative	nakuttamaton
	instructive	nakuttaen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 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 nakuttaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	nakuttamassa	—
	elative	nakuttamasta	—
	illative	nakuttamaan	—
	adessive	nakuttamalla	—
	abessive	nakuttamatta	—
	instructive	nakuttaman	nakutettaman
4th3	verbal noun	nakuttaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakuttamaisillani nakuttamaisillamme 2nd nakuttamaisillasi nakuttamaisillanne 3rd nakuttamaisillaan nakuttamaisillansa

Derived terms

• Nakke Nakuttaja
• nakutella
• nakuttaja
• nakuttaminen
• nakutus

 

See also

• koputtaa

Further reading

• “nakuttaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03