rapsahtaa

Finnish

Etymology

rapsaa +‎ -ahtaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpsɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑpsɑhtɑː
• Syllabification^(key): rap‧sah‧taa

Verb

rapsahtaa

1. (intransitive) to snap, to make a short and somewhat silent rustling or snapping sound
2. (intransitive, informal) to be given or handed out (of things such as fines or prison sentences)

Conjugation

Inflection of rapsahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rapsahdan	en rapsahda	1st sing.	olen rapsahtanut	en ole rapsahtanut
2nd sing.		rapsahdat	et rapsahda	2nd sing.	olet rapsahtanut	et ole rapsahtanut
3rd sing.		rapsahtaa	ei rapsahda	3rd sing.	on rapsahtanut	ei ole rapsahtanut
1st plur.		rapsahdamme	emme rapsahda	1st plur.	olemme rapsahtaneet	emme ole rapsahtaneet
2nd plur.		rapsahdatte	ette rapsahda	2nd plur.	olette rapsahtaneet	ette ole rapsahtaneet
3rd plur.		rapsahtavat	eivät rapsahda	3rd plur.	ovat rapsahtaneet	eivät ole rapsahtaneet
passive		rapsahdetaan	ei rapsahdeta	passive	on rapsahdettu	ei ole rapsahdettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rapsahdin	en rapsahtanut	1st sing.	olin rapsahtanut	en ollut rapsahtanut
2nd sing.		rapsahdit	et rapsahtanut	2nd sing.	olit rapsahtanut	et ollut rapsahtanut
3rd sing.		rapsahti	ei rapsahtanut	3rd sing.	oli rapsahtanut	ei ollut rapsahtanut
1st plur.		rapsahdimme	emme rapsahtaneet	1st plur.	olimme rapsahtaneet	emme olleet rapsahtaneet
2nd plur.		rapsahditte	ette rapsahtaneet	2nd plur.	olitte rapsahtaneet	ette olleet rapsahtaneet
3rd plur.		rapsahtivat	eivät rapsahtaneet	3rd plur.	olivat rapsahtaneet	eivät olleet rapsahtaneet
passive		rapsahdettiin	ei rapsahdettu	passive	oli rapsahdettu	ei ollut rapsahdettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rapsahtaisin	en rapsahtaisi	1st sing.	olisin rapsahtanut	en olisi rapsahtanut
2nd sing.		rapsahtaisit	et rapsahtaisi	2nd sing.	olisit rapsahtanut	et olisi rapsahtanut
3rd sing.		rapsahtaisi	ei rapsahtaisi	3rd sing.	olisi rapsahtanut	ei olisi rapsahtanut
1st plur.		rapsahtaisimme	emme rapsahtaisi	1st plur.	olisimme rapsahtaneet	emme olisi rapsahtaneet
2nd plur.		rapsahtaisitte	ette rapsahtaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte rapsahtaneet	ette olisi rapsahtaneet
3rd plur.		rapsahtaisivat	eivät rapsahtaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat rapsahtaneet	eivät olisi rapsahtaneet
passive		rapsahdettaisiin	ei rapsahdettaisi	passive	olisi rapsahdettu	ei olisi rapsahdettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		rapsahda	älä rapsahda	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		rapsahtakoon	älköön rapsahtako	3rd sing.	olkoon rapsahtanut	älköön olko rapsahtanut
1st plur.		rapsahtakaamme	älkäämme rapsahtako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		rapsahtakaa	älkää rapsahtako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		rapsahtakoot	älkööt rapsahtako	3rd plur.	olkoot rapsahtaneet	älkööt olko rapsahtaneet
passive		rapsahdettakoon	älköön rapsahdettako	passive	olkoon rapsahdettu	älköön olko rapsahdettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		rapsahtanen	en rapsahtane	1st sing.	lienen rapsahtanut	en liene rapsahtanut
2nd sing.		rapsahtanet	et rapsahtane	2nd sing.	lienet rapsahtanut	et liene rapsahtanut
3rd sing.		rapsahtanee	ei rapsahtane	3rd sing.	lienee rapsahtanut	ei liene rapsahtanut
1st plur.		rapsahtanemme	emme rapsahtane	1st plur.	lienemme rapsahtaneet	emme liene rapsahtaneet
2nd plur.		rapsahtanette	ette rapsahtane	2nd plur.	lienette rapsahtaneet	ette liene rapsahtaneet
3rd plur.		rapsahtanevat	eivät rapsahtane	3rd plur.	lienevät rapsahtaneet	eivät liene rapsahtaneet
passive		rapsahdettaneen	ei rapsahdettane	passive	lienee rapsahdettu	ei liene rapsahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		rapsahtaa		present	rapsahtava	rapsahdettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rapsahtaakseni rapsahtaaksemme 2nd rapsahtaaksesi rapsahtaaksenne 3rd rapsahtaakseen rapsahtaaksensa		past	rapsahtanut	rapsahdettu
2nd	inessive2	rapsahtaessa	rapsahdettaessa	agent4	rapsahtama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rapsahtaessani rapsahtaessamme 2nd rapsahtaessasi rapsahtaessanne 3rd rapsahtaessaan rapsahtaessansa		negative	rapsahtamaton
	instructive	rapsahtaen	—	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 rapsahtaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	rapsahtamassa	—
	elative	rapsahtamasta	—
	illative	rapsahtamaan	—
	adessive	rapsahtamalla	—
	abessive	rapsahtamatta	—
	instructive	rapsahtaman	rapsahdettaman
4th3	verbal noun	rapsahtaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st rapsahtamaisillani rapsahtamaisillamme 2nd rapsahtamaisillasi rapsahtamaisillanne 3rd rapsahtamaisillaan rapsahtamaisillansa

Derived terms

• rapsahdella
• rapsahdus
• rapsahtaminen
• rapsaus
• rapsauttaa

 

Further reading

• “rapsahtaa”, 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