painiskella

Finnish

Etymology

From painia +‎ -skella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯niskelːɑˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nis̠ˌk̟e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pai‧nis‧kel‧la

Verb

painiskella

1. (intransitive) To wrestle, struggle with a problem.

Conjugation

Inflection of painiskella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painiskelen	en painiskele	1st sing.	olen painiskellut	en ole painiskellut
2nd sing.		painiskelet	et painiskele	2nd sing.	olet painiskellut	et ole painiskellut
3rd sing.		painiskelee	ei painiskele	3rd sing.	on painiskellut	ei ole painiskellut
1st plur.		painiskelemme	emme painiskele	1st plur.	olemme painiskelleet	emme ole painiskelleet
2nd plur.		painiskelette	ette painiskele	2nd plur.	olette painiskelleet	ette ole painiskelleet
3rd plur.		painiskelevat	eivät painiskele	3rd plur.	ovat painiskelleet	eivät ole painiskelleet
passive		painiskellaan	ei painiskella	passive	on painiskeltu	ei ole painiskeltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painiskelin	en painiskellut	1st sing.	olin painiskellut	en ollut painiskellut
2nd sing.		painiskelit	et painiskellut	2nd sing.	olit painiskellut	et ollut painiskellut
3rd sing.		painiskeli	ei painiskellut	3rd sing.	oli painiskellut	ei ollut painiskellut
1st plur.		painiskelimme	emme painiskelleet	1st plur.	olimme painiskelleet	emme olleet painiskelleet
2nd plur.		painiskelitte	ette painiskelleet	2nd plur.	olitte painiskelleet	ette olleet painiskelleet
3rd plur.		painiskelivat	eivät painiskelleet	3rd plur.	olivat painiskelleet	eivät olleet painiskelleet
passive		painiskeltiin	ei painiskeltu	passive	oli painiskeltu	ei ollut painiskeltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painiskelisin	en painiskelisi	1st sing.	olisin painiskellut	en olisi painiskellut
2nd sing.		painiskelisit	et painiskelisi	2nd sing.	olisit painiskellut	et olisi painiskellut
3rd sing.		painiskelisi	ei painiskelisi	3rd sing.	olisi painiskellut	ei olisi painiskellut
1st plur.		painiskelisimme	emme painiskelisi	1st plur.	olisimme painiskelleet	emme olisi painiskelleet
2nd plur.		painiskelisitte	ette painiskelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte painiskelleet	ette olisi painiskelleet
3rd plur.		painiskelisivat	eivät painiskelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat painiskelleet	eivät olisi painiskelleet
passive		painiskeltaisiin	ei painiskeltaisi	passive	olisi painiskeltu	ei olisi painiskeltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		painiskele	älä painiskele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		painiskelkoon	älköön painiskelko	3rd sing.	olkoon painiskellut	älköön olko painiskellut
1st plur.		painiskelkaamme	älkäämme painiskelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		painiskelkaa	älkää painiskelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		painiskelkoot	älkööt painiskelko	3rd plur.	olkoot painiskelleet	älkööt olko painiskelleet
passive		painiskeltakoon	älköön painiskeltako	passive	olkoon painiskeltu	älköön olko painiskeltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		painiskellen	en painiskelle	1st sing.	lienen painiskellut	en liene painiskellut
2nd sing.		painiskellet	et painiskelle	2nd sing.	lienet painiskellut	et liene painiskellut
3rd sing.		painiskellee	ei painiskelle	3rd sing.	lienee painiskellut	ei liene painiskellut
1st plur.		painiskellemme	emme painiskelle	1st plur.	lienemme painiskelleet	emme liene painiskelleet
2nd plur.		painiskellette	ette painiskelle	2nd plur.	lienette painiskelleet	ette liene painiskelleet
3rd plur.		painiskellevat	eivät painiskelle	3rd plur.	lienevät painiskelleet	eivät liene painiskelleet
passive		painiskeltaneen	ei painiskeltane	passive	lienee painiskeltu	ei liene painiskeltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		painiskella		present	painiskeleva	painiskeltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painiskellakseni painiskellaksemme 2nd painiskellaksesi painiskellaksenne 3rd painiskellakseen painiskellaksensa		past	painiskellut	painiskeltu
2nd	inessive2	painiskellessa	painiskeltaessa	agent3	painiskelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painiskellessani painiskellessamme 2nd painiskellessasi painiskellessanne 3rd painiskellessaan painiskellessansa		negative	painiskelematon
	instructive	painiskellen	—	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	painiskelemassa	—
	elative	painiskelemasta	—
	illative	painiskelemaan	—
	adessive	painiskelemalla	—
	abessive	painiskelematta	—
	instructive	painiskeleman	painiskeltaman
4th4	verbal noun	painiskeleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st painiskelemaisillani painiskelemaisillamme 2nd painiskelemaisillasi painiskelemaisillanne 3rd painiskelemaisillaan painiskelemaisillansa

Derived terms

• painiskelu

 

Further reading

• “painiskella”, 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