irrottaa

Finnish

Etymology

irrota +‎ -taa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈirːotːɑːˣ/, [ˈirːo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -irːotːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ir‧rot‧taa

Verb

irrottaa

1. (transitive) to loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo, separate, release

   Antonym: kiinnittää

   irrottaa jarru ― to release the brake

   irrottaa kytkin ― to disengage the clutch

   irrottaa puhelin seinästä ― to disconnect the telephone

   irrottaa vene ― to unmoor/undock a boat

   irrottaa katseensa (+ elative) ― to take one's eyes off

   irrottaa otteensa (+ elative) ― to let go (of), loosen one's grip

Conjugation

Inflection of irrottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		irrotan	en irrota	1st sing.	olen irrottanut	en ole irrottanut
2nd sing.		irrotat	et irrota	2nd sing.	olet irrottanut	et ole irrottanut
3rd sing.		irrottaa	ei irrota	3rd sing.	on irrottanut	ei ole irrottanut
1st plur.		irrotamme	emme irrota	1st plur.	olemme irrottaneet	emme ole irrottaneet
2nd plur.		irrotatte	ette irrota	2nd plur.	olette irrottaneet	ette ole irrottaneet
3rd plur.		irrottavat	eivät irrota	3rd plur.	ovat irrottaneet	eivät ole irrottaneet
passive		irrotetaan	ei irroteta	passive	on irrotettu	ei ole irrotettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		irrotin	en irrottanut	1st sing.	olin irrottanut	en ollut irrottanut
2nd sing.		irrotit	et irrottanut	2nd sing.	olit irrottanut	et ollut irrottanut
3rd sing.		irrotti	ei irrottanut	3rd sing.	oli irrottanut	ei ollut irrottanut
1st plur.		irrotimme	emme irrottaneet	1st plur.	olimme irrottaneet	emme olleet irrottaneet
2nd plur.		irrotitte	ette irrottaneet	2nd plur.	olitte irrottaneet	ette olleet irrottaneet
3rd plur.		irrottivat	eivät irrottaneet	3rd plur.	olivat irrottaneet	eivät olleet irrottaneet
passive		irrotettiin	ei irrotettu	passive	oli irrotettu	ei ollut irrotettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		irrottaisin	en irrottaisi	1st sing.	olisin irrottanut	en olisi irrottanut
2nd sing.		irrottaisit	et irrottaisi	2nd sing.	olisit irrottanut	et olisi irrottanut
3rd sing.		irrottaisi	ei irrottaisi	3rd sing.	olisi irrottanut	ei olisi irrottanut
1st plur.		irrottaisimme	emme irrottaisi	1st plur.	olisimme irrottaneet	emme olisi irrottaneet
2nd plur.		irrottaisitte	ette irrottaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte irrottaneet	ette olisi irrottaneet
3rd plur.		irrottaisivat	eivät irrottaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat irrottaneet	eivät olisi irrottaneet
passive		irrotettaisiin	ei irrotettaisi	passive	olisi irrotettu	ei olisi irrotettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		irrota	älä irrota	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		irrottakoon	älköön irrottako	3rd sing.	olkoon irrottanut	älköön olko irrottanut
1st plur.		irrottakaamme	älkäämme irrottako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		irrottakaa	älkää irrottako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		irrottakoot	älkööt irrottako	3rd plur.	olkoot irrottaneet	älkööt olko irrottaneet
passive		irrotettakoon	älköön irrotettako	passive	olkoon irrotettu	älköön olko irrotettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		irrottanen	en irrottane	1st sing.	lienen irrottanut	en liene irrottanut
2nd sing.		irrottanet	et irrottane	2nd sing.	lienet irrottanut	et liene irrottanut
3rd sing.		irrottanee	ei irrottane	3rd sing.	lienee irrottanut	ei liene irrottanut
1st plur.		irrottanemme	emme irrottane	1st plur.	lienemme irrottaneet	emme liene irrottaneet
2nd plur.		irrottanette	ette irrottane	2nd plur.	lienette irrottaneet	ette liene irrottaneet
3rd plur.		irrottanevat	eivät irrottane	3rd plur.	lienevät irrottaneet	eivät liene irrottaneet
passive		irrotettaneen	ei irrotettane	passive	lienee irrotettu	ei liene irrotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		irrottaa		present	irrottava	irrotettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st irrottaakseni irrottaaksemme 2nd irrottaaksesi irrottaaksenne 3rd irrottaakseen irrottaaksensa		past	irrottanut	irrotettu
2nd	inessive2	irrottaessa	irrotettaessa	agent3	irrottama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st irrottaessani irrottaessamme 2nd irrottaessasi irrottaessanne 3rd irrottaessaan irrottaessansa		negative	irrottamaton
	instructive	irrottaen	—	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). * The third-person singular indicative form irrottaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	irrottamassa	—
	elative	irrottamasta	—
	illative	irrottamaan	—
	adessive	irrottamalla	—
	abessive	irrottamatta	—
	instructive	irrottaman	irrotettaman
4th4	verbal noun	irrottaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st irrottamaisillani irrottamaisillamme 2nd irrottamaisillasi irrottamaisillanne 3rd irrottamaisillaan irrottamaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• irrotin
• irrottaminen
• irrotus

 

verbs

• irrotella
• irrottautua

 

Further reading

• “irrottaa”, 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 2023-07-02