sopertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

sop- +‎ -ertaa, from the same onomatopoeic root as sopottaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopertɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞pe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -opertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): so‧per‧taa

Verb

sopertaa

1. (intransitive) to splutter, to slur one's speech

Conjugation

Inflection of sopertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		soperran	en soperra	1st sing.	olen sopertanut	en ole sopertanut
2nd sing.		soperrat	et soperra	2nd sing.	olet sopertanut	et ole sopertanut
3rd sing.		sopertaa	ei soperra	3rd sing.	on sopertanut	ei ole sopertanut
1st plur.		soperramme	emme soperra	1st plur.	olemme sopertaneet	emme ole sopertaneet
2nd plur.		soperratte	ette soperra	2nd plur.	olette sopertaneet	ette ole sopertaneet
3rd plur.		sopertavat	eivät soperra	3rd plur.	ovat sopertaneet	eivät ole sopertaneet
passive		soperretaan	ei soperreta	passive	on soperrettu	ei ole soperrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sopersin	en sopertanut	1st sing.	olin sopertanut	en ollut sopertanut
2nd sing.		sopersit	et sopertanut	2nd sing.	olit sopertanut	et ollut sopertanut
3rd sing.		sopersi	ei sopertanut	3rd sing.	oli sopertanut	ei ollut sopertanut
1st plur.		sopersimme	emme sopertaneet	1st plur.	olimme sopertaneet	emme olleet sopertaneet
2nd plur.		sopersitte	ette sopertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte sopertaneet	ette olleet sopertaneet
3rd plur.		sopersivat	eivät sopertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat sopertaneet	eivät olleet sopertaneet
passive		soperrettiin	ei soperrettu	passive	oli soperrettu	ei ollut soperrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sopertaisin	en sopertaisi	1st sing.	olisin sopertanut	en olisi sopertanut
2nd sing.		sopertaisit	et sopertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit sopertanut	et olisi sopertanut
3rd sing.		sopertaisi	ei sopertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi sopertanut	ei olisi sopertanut
1st plur.		sopertaisimme	emme sopertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme sopertaneet	emme olisi sopertaneet
2nd plur.		sopertaisitte	ette sopertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sopertaneet	ette olisi sopertaneet
3rd plur.		sopertaisivat	eivät sopertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sopertaneet	eivät olisi sopertaneet
passive		soperrettaisiin	ei soperrettaisi	passive	olisi soperrettu	ei olisi soperrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		soperra	älä soperra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sopertakoon	älköön sopertako	3rd sing.	olkoon sopertanut	älköön olko sopertanut
1st plur.		sopertakaamme	älkäämme sopertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sopertakaa	älkää sopertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sopertakoot	älkööt sopertako	3rd plur.	olkoot sopertaneet	älkööt olko sopertaneet
passive		soperrettakoon	älköön soperrettako	passive	olkoon soperrettu	älköön olko soperrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sopertanen	en sopertane	1st sing.	lienen sopertanut	en liene sopertanut
2nd sing.		sopertanet	et sopertane	2nd sing.	lienet sopertanut	et liene sopertanut
3rd sing.		sopertanee	ei sopertane	3rd sing.	lienee sopertanut	ei liene sopertanut
1st plur.		sopertanemme	emme sopertane	1st plur.	lienemme sopertaneet	emme liene sopertaneet
2nd plur.		sopertanette	ette sopertane	2nd plur.	lienette sopertaneet	ette liene sopertaneet
3rd plur.		sopertanevat	eivät sopertane	3rd plur.	lienevät sopertaneet	eivät liene sopertaneet
passive		soperrettaneen	ei soperrettane	passive	lienee soperrettu	ei liene soperrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sopertaa		present	sopertava	soperrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopertaakseni sopertaaksemme 2nd sopertaaksesi sopertaaksenne 3rd sopertaakseen sopertaaksensa		past	sopertanut	soperrettu
2nd	inessive2	sopertaessa	soperrettaessa	agent3	sopertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopertaessani sopertaessamme 2nd sopertaessasi sopertaessanne 3rd sopertaessaan sopertaessansa		negative	sopertamaton
	instructive	sopertaen	—	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 sopertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	sopertamassa	—
	elative	sopertamasta	—
	illative	sopertamaan	—
	adessive	sopertamalla	—
	abessive	sopertamatta	—
	instructive	sopertaman	soperrettaman
4th4	verbal noun	sopertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopertamaisillani sopertamaisillamme 2nd sopertamaisillasi sopertamaisillanne 3rd sopertamaisillaan sopertamaisillansa

Derived terms

• soperrella
• soperrus

Further reading

• “sopertaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopertɑː/, [ˈs̠o̞pe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -opertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): so‧per‧taa

Verb

sopertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of sopertaa