kurkistella
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurkistelːɑˣ/, [ˈkurk̟is̠ˌte̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -elːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kur‧kis‧tel‧la
- Hyphenation(key): kur‧kis‧tel‧la
Verb
kurkistella
- frequentative of kurkistaa (“to peek or peep”)
Conjugation
| Inflection of kurkistella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistelen | en kurkistele | 1st sing. | olen kurkistellut | en ole kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistelet | et kurkistele | 2nd sing. | olet kurkistellut | et ole kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistelee | ei kurkistele | 3rd sing. | on kurkistellut | ei ole kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistelemme | emme kurkistele | 1st plur. | olemme kurkistelleet | emme ole kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistelette | ette kurkistele | 2nd plur. | olette kurkistelleet | ette ole kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistelevat | eivät kurkistele | 3rd plur. | ovat kurkistelleet | eivät ole kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkistellaan | ei kurkistella | passive | on kurkisteltu | ei ole kurkisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistelin | en kurkistellut | 1st sing. | olin kurkistellut | en ollut kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistelit | et kurkistellut | 2nd sing. | olit kurkistellut | et ollut kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkisteli | ei kurkistellut | 3rd sing. | oli kurkistellut | ei ollut kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistelimme | emme kurkistelleet | 1st plur. | olimme kurkistelleet | emme olleet kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistelitte | ette kurkistelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte kurkistelleet | ette olleet kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistelivat | eivät kurkistelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat kurkistelleet | eivät olleet kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkisteltiin | ei kurkisteltu | passive | oli kurkisteltu | ei ollut kurkisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistelisin | en kurkistelisi | 1st sing. | olisin kurkistellut | en olisi kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistelisit | et kurkistelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kurkistellut | et olisi kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistelisi | ei kurkistelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kurkistellut | ei olisi kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistelisimme | emme kurkistelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kurkistelleet | emme olisi kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistelisitte | ette kurkistelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kurkistelleet | ette olisi kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistelisivat | eivät kurkistelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kurkistelleet | eivät olisi kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkisteltaisiin | ei kurkisteltaisi | passive | olisi kurkisteltu | ei olisi kurkisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistele | älä kurkistele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistelkoon | älköön kurkistelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon kurkistellut | älköön olko kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistelkaamme | älkäämme kurkistelko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistelkaa | älkää kurkistelko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistelkoot | älkööt kurkistelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot kurkistelleet | älkööt olko kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkisteltakoon | älköön kurkisteltako | passive | olkoon kurkisteltu | älköön olko kurkisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | kurkistellen | en kurkistelle | 1st sing. | lienen kurkistellut | en liene kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | kurkistellet | et kurkistelle | 2nd sing. | lienet kurkistellut | et liene kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | kurkistellee | ei kurkistelle | 3rd sing. | lienee kurkistellut | ei liene kurkistellut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | kurkistellemme | emme kurkistelle | 1st plur. | lienemme kurkistelleet | emme liene kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | kurkistellette | ette kurkistelle | 2nd plur. | lienette kurkistelleet | ette liene kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | kurkistellevat | eivät kurkistelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät kurkistelleet | eivät liene kurkistelleet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | kurkisteltaneen | ei kurkisteltane | passive | lienee kurkisteltu | ei liene kurkisteltu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | kurkistella | present | kurkisteleva | kurkisteltava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kurkistellut | kurkisteltu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | kurkistellessa | kurkisteltaessa | agent4 | kurkistelema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kurkistelematon | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kurkistellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | kurkistelemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | kurkistelemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | kurkistelemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | kurkistelemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | kurkistelematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | kurkisteleman | kurkisteltaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | kurkisteleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5th1 |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “kurkistella”, 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 2 July 2023