pursua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pursudak. Related to Karelian pursuo and Veps pursta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpursuɑˣ/, [ˈpurs̠uɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ursuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧su‧a

Verb

pursua

1. Alternative form of pursuta (“to gush, burst”)

Conjugation

Inflection of pursua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pursun	en pursu	1st sing.	olen pursunut	en ole pursunut
2nd sing.		pursut	et pursu	2nd sing.	olet pursunut	et ole pursunut
3rd sing.		pursuu	ei pursu	3rd sing.	on pursunut	ei ole pursunut
1st plur.		pursumme	emme pursu	1st plur.	olemme pursuneet	emme ole pursuneet
2nd plur.		pursutte	ette pursu	2nd plur.	olette pursuneet	ette ole pursuneet
3rd plur.		pursuvat	eivät pursu	3rd plur.	ovat pursuneet	eivät ole pursuneet
passive		pursutaan	ei pursuta	passive	on pursuttu	ei ole pursuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pursuin	en pursunut	1st sing.	olin pursunut	en ollut pursunut
2nd sing.		pursuit	et pursunut	2nd sing.	olit pursunut	et ollut pursunut
3rd sing.		pursui	ei pursunut	3rd sing.	oli pursunut	ei ollut pursunut
1st plur.		pursuimme	emme pursuneet	1st plur.	olimme pursuneet	emme olleet pursuneet
2nd plur.		pursuitte	ette pursuneet	2nd plur.	olitte pursuneet	ette olleet pursuneet
3rd plur.		pursuivat	eivät pursuneet	3rd plur.	olivat pursuneet	eivät olleet pursuneet
passive		pursuttiin	ei pursuttu	passive	oli pursuttu	ei ollut pursuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pursuisin	en pursuisi	1st sing.	olisin pursunut	en olisi pursunut
2nd sing.		pursuisit	et pursuisi	2nd sing.	olisit pursunut	et olisi pursunut
3rd sing.		pursuisi	ei pursuisi	3rd sing.	olisi pursunut	ei olisi pursunut
1st plur.		pursuisimme	emme pursuisi	1st plur.	olisimme pursuneet	emme olisi pursuneet
2nd plur.		pursuisitte	ette pursuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte pursuneet	ette olisi pursuneet
3rd plur.		pursuisivat	eivät pursuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat pursuneet	eivät olisi pursuneet
passive		pursuttaisiin	ei pursuttaisi	passive	olisi pursuttu	ei olisi pursuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		pursu	älä pursu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		pursukoon	älköön pursuko	3rd sing.	olkoon pursunut	älköön olko pursunut
1st plur.		pursukaamme	älkäämme pursuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		pursukaa	älkää pursuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		pursukoot	älkööt pursuko	3rd plur.	olkoot pursuneet	älkööt olko pursuneet
passive		pursuttakoon	älköön pursuttako	passive	olkoon pursuttu	älköön olko pursuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pursunen	en pursune	1st sing.	lienen pursunut	en liene pursunut
2nd sing.		pursunet	et pursune	2nd sing.	lienet pursunut	et liene pursunut
3rd sing.		pursunee	ei pursune	3rd sing.	lienee pursunut	ei liene pursunut
1st plur.		pursunemme	emme pursune	1st plur.	lienemme pursuneet	emme liene pursuneet
2nd plur.		pursunette	ette pursune	2nd plur.	lienette pursuneet	ette liene pursuneet
3rd plur.		pursunevat	eivät pursune	3rd plur.	lienevät pursuneet	eivät liene pursuneet
passive		pursuttaneen	ei pursuttane	passive	lienee pursuttu	ei liene pursuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		pursua		present	pursuva	pursuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pursuakseni pursuaksemme 2nd pursuaksesi pursuaksenne 3rd pursuakseen pursuaksensa		past	pursunut	pursuttu
2nd	inessive2	pursuessa	pursuttaessa	agent4	pursuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pursuessani pursuessamme 2nd pursuessasi pursuessanne 3rd pursuessaan pursuessansa		negative	pursumaton
	instructive	pursuen	—	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.
3rd	inessive	pursumassa	—
	elative	pursumasta	—
	illative	pursumaan	—
	adessive	pursumalla	—
	abessive	pursumatta	—
	instructive	pursuman	pursuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	pursuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pursumaisillani pursumaisillamme 2nd pursumaisillasi pursumaisillanne 3rd pursumaisillaan pursumaisillansa

Derived terms

• purse
• purso
• pursottaa
• pursuta

 

compounds

• ylipursuva

 

Further reading

• “pursua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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