nakertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

nak- +‎ -ertaa, probably of sound-symbolic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑkertɑːˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝k̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑkertɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧ker‧taa

Verb

nakertaa

1. to gnaw (to bite or chew persistently)

   Rotta nakersi yön aikana reiän oveen.

   A rat gnawed a hole in the door during the night.

2. to nibble (to eat with small quick bites)

   Lapsi nakertaa keksiään tyytyväisenä.

   The child is nibbling her biscuit contentedly.

3. to nibble away (to cause to diminish little by little)

   Harmaa talous nakertaa yhteiskunnan moraalisia perusarvoja.

   The underground economy nibbles away at the basic values of society.

Conjugation

Inflection of nakertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakerran	en nakerra	1st sing.	olen nakertanut	en ole nakertanut
2nd sing.		nakerrat	et nakerra	2nd sing.	olet nakertanut	et ole nakertanut
3rd sing.		nakertaa	ei nakerra	3rd sing.	on nakertanut	ei ole nakertanut
1st plur.		nakerramme	emme nakerra	1st plur.	olemme nakertaneet	emme ole nakertaneet
2nd plur.		nakerratte	ette nakerra	2nd plur.	olette nakertaneet	ette ole nakertaneet
3rd plur.		nakertavat	eivät nakerra	3rd plur.	ovat nakertaneet	eivät ole nakertaneet
passive		nakerretaan	ei nakerreta	passive	on nakerrettu	ei ole nakerrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakersin	en nakertanut	1st sing.	olin nakertanut	en ollut nakertanut
2nd sing.		nakersit	et nakertanut	2nd sing.	olit nakertanut	et ollut nakertanut
3rd sing.		nakersi	ei nakertanut	3rd sing.	oli nakertanut	ei ollut nakertanut
1st plur.		nakersimme	emme nakertaneet	1st plur.	olimme nakertaneet	emme olleet nakertaneet
2nd plur.		nakersitte	ette nakertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte nakertaneet	ette olleet nakertaneet
3rd plur.		nakersivat	eivät nakertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat nakertaneet	eivät olleet nakertaneet
passive		nakerrettiin	ei nakerrettu	passive	oli nakerrettu	ei ollut nakerrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakertaisin	en nakertaisi	1st sing.	olisin nakertanut	en olisi nakertanut
2nd sing.		nakertaisit	et nakertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit nakertanut	et olisi nakertanut
3rd sing.		nakertaisi	ei nakertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi nakertanut	ei olisi nakertanut
1st plur.		nakertaisimme	emme nakertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme nakertaneet	emme olisi nakertaneet
2nd plur.		nakertaisitte	ette nakertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte nakertaneet	ette olisi nakertaneet
3rd plur.		nakertaisivat	eivät nakertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat nakertaneet	eivät olisi nakertaneet
passive		nakerrettaisiin	ei nakerrettaisi	passive	olisi nakerrettu	ei olisi nakerrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		nakerra	älä nakerra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nakertakoon	älköön nakertako	3rd sing.	olkoon nakertanut	älköön olko nakertanut
1st plur.		nakertakaamme	älkäämme nakertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nakertakaa	älkää nakertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nakertakoot	älkööt nakertako	3rd plur.	olkoot nakertaneet	älkööt olko nakertaneet
passive		nakerrettakoon	älköön nakerrettako	passive	olkoon nakerrettu	älköön olko nakerrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nakertanen	en nakertane	1st sing.	lienen nakertanut	en liene nakertanut
2nd sing.		nakertanet	et nakertane	2nd sing.	lienet nakertanut	et liene nakertanut
3rd sing.		nakertanee	ei nakertane	3rd sing.	lienee nakertanut	ei liene nakertanut
1st plur.		nakertanemme	emme nakertane	1st plur.	lienemme nakertaneet	emme liene nakertaneet
2nd plur.		nakertanette	ette nakertane	2nd plur.	lienette nakertaneet	ette liene nakertaneet
3rd plur.		nakertanevat	eivät nakertane	3rd plur.	lienevät nakertaneet	eivät liene nakertaneet
passive		nakerrettaneen	ei nakerrettane	passive	lienee nakerrettu	ei liene nakerrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		nakertaa		present	nakertava	nakerrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakertaakseni nakertaaksemme 2nd nakertaaksesi nakertaaksenne 3rd nakertaakseen nakertaaksensa		past	nakertanut	nakerrettu
2nd	inessive2	nakertaessa	nakerrettaessa	agent4	nakertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakertaessani nakertaessamme 2nd nakertaessasi nakertaessanne 3rd nakertaessaan nakertaessansa		negative	nakertamaton
	instructive	nakertaen	—	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 nakertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	nakertamassa	—
	elative	nakertamasta	—
	illative	nakertamaan	—
	adessive	nakertamalla	—
	abessive	nakertamatta	—
	instructive	nakertaman	nakerrettaman
4th3	verbal noun	nakertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nakertamaisillani nakertamaisillamme 2nd nakertamaisillasi nakertamaisillanne 3rd nakertamaisillaan nakertamaisillansa

Synonyms

• jyrsiä
• kalvaa

Derived terms

• nakerrella
• nakerrus
• nakerruttaa
• nakertaja
• nakertaminen

 

Related terms

• nakerrella (frequentative verb)
• nakerrus (action)

Further reading

• “nakertaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑkertɑː/, [ˈnɑ̝k̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑkertɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧ker‧taa

Verb

nakertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of nakertaa

Anagrams

• kaartaen, karatena, rakentaa