posahtaa

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic +‎ -ahtaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈpo̞s̠ɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -osɑhtɑː
• Syllabification^(key): po‧sah‧taa

Verb

posahtaa, (intransitive)

1. to explode, blow up

Conjugation

Inflection of posahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		posahdan	en posahda	1st sing.	olen posahtanut	en ole posahtanut
2nd sing.		posahdat	et posahda	2nd sing.	olet posahtanut	et ole posahtanut
3rd sing.		posahtaa	ei posahda	3rd sing.	on posahtanut	ei ole posahtanut
1st plur.		posahdamme	emme posahda	1st plur.	olemme posahtaneet	emme ole posahtaneet
2nd plur.		posahdatte	ette posahda	2nd plur.	olette posahtaneet	ette ole posahtaneet
3rd plur.		posahtavat	eivät posahda	3rd plur.	ovat posahtaneet	eivät ole posahtaneet
passive		posahdetaan	ei posahdeta	passive	on posahdettu	ei ole posahdettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		posahdin	en posahtanut	1st sing.	olin posahtanut	en ollut posahtanut
2nd sing.		posahdit	et posahtanut	2nd sing.	olit posahtanut	et ollut posahtanut
3rd sing.		posahti	ei posahtanut	3rd sing.	oli posahtanut	ei ollut posahtanut
1st plur.		posahdimme	emme posahtaneet	1st plur.	olimme posahtaneet	emme olleet posahtaneet
2nd plur.		posahditte	ette posahtaneet	2nd plur.	olitte posahtaneet	ette olleet posahtaneet
3rd plur.		posahtivat	eivät posahtaneet	3rd plur.	olivat posahtaneet	eivät olleet posahtaneet
passive		posahdettiin	ei posahdettu	passive	oli posahdettu	ei ollut posahdettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		posahtaisin	en posahtaisi	1st sing.	olisin posahtanut	en olisi posahtanut
2nd sing.		posahtaisit	et posahtaisi	2nd sing.	olisit posahtanut	et olisi posahtanut
3rd sing.		posahtaisi	ei posahtaisi	3rd sing.	olisi posahtanut	ei olisi posahtanut
1st plur.		posahtaisimme	emme posahtaisi	1st plur.	olisimme posahtaneet	emme olisi posahtaneet
2nd plur.		posahtaisitte	ette posahtaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte posahtaneet	ette olisi posahtaneet
3rd plur.		posahtaisivat	eivät posahtaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat posahtaneet	eivät olisi posahtaneet
passive		posahdettaisiin	ei posahdettaisi	passive	olisi posahdettu	ei olisi posahdettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		posahda	älä posahda	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		posahtakoon	älköön posahtako	3rd sing.	olkoon posahtanut	älköön olko posahtanut
1st plur.		posahtakaamme	älkäämme posahtako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		posahtakaa	älkää posahtako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		posahtakoot	älkööt posahtako	3rd plur.	olkoot posahtaneet	älkööt olko posahtaneet
passive		posahdettakoon	älköön posahdettako	passive	olkoon posahdettu	älköön olko posahdettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		posahtanen	en posahtane	1st sing.	lienen posahtanut	en liene posahtanut
2nd sing.		posahtanet	et posahtane	2nd sing.	lienet posahtanut	et liene posahtanut
3rd sing.		posahtanee	ei posahtane	3rd sing.	lienee posahtanut	ei liene posahtanut
1st plur.		posahtanemme	emme posahtane	1st plur.	lienemme posahtaneet	emme liene posahtaneet
2nd plur.		posahtanette	ette posahtane	2nd plur.	lienette posahtaneet	ette liene posahtaneet
3rd plur.		posahtanevat	eivät posahtane	3rd plur.	lienevät posahtaneet	eivät liene posahtaneet
passive		posahdettaneen	ei posahdettane	passive	lienee posahdettu	ei liene posahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		posahtaa		present	posahtava	posahdettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st posahtaakseni posahtaaksemme 2nd posahtaaksesi posahtaaksenne 3rd posahtaakseen posahtaaksensa		past	posahtanut	posahdettu
2nd	inessive2	posahtaessa	posahdettaessa	agent3	posahtama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st posahtaessani posahtaessamme 2nd posahtaessasi posahtaessanne 3rd posahtaessaan posahtaessansa		negative	posahtamaton
	instructive	posahtaen	—	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 posahtaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	posahtamassa	—
	elative	posahtamasta	—
	illative	posahtamaan	—
	adessive	posahtamalla	—
	abessive	posahtamatta	—
	instructive	posahtaman	posahdettaman
4th4	verbal noun	posahtaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st posahtamaisillani posahtamaisillamme 2nd posahtamaisillasi posahtamaisillanne 3rd posahtamaisillaan posahtamaisillansa

Synonyms

• räjähtää

Derived terms

nouns

• posahdus
• posahtaminen
• posaus

 

verbs

• posauttaa

 

Further reading

• “posahtaa”, 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