rupsahtaa
Finnish
FWOTD – 6 February 2013
Etymology
Blend of repsahtaa + kupsahtaa, compare also ryppy, ruppu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrupsɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈrups̠ɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -upsɑhtɑː
- Syllabification(key): rup‧sah‧taa
- Hyphenation(key): rup‧sah‧taa
Verb
rupsahtaa
- (intransitive) to lose one's beauty or handsomeness, especially regarding the shape and firmness of body
- 2007, Maria Kara, Orvokkini tummasilmä, page 90:
- Olinko itsepuolustukseksi antanut ulkonäköni rupsahtaa välttääkseni uuden miessuhteen? Hyvistä miessuhteista en tiennyt mitään.
- Had I let my looks deteriorate as self-defense in order to avoid a new male relationship? Of good male relationships I knew nothing.
- 2008, Uppol Ukla, Itsestään selvyyksiä, →ISBN, page 28:
- Naisilla ja miehillä on kummallakin omat aseensa. Mutta kun naisten aseet alkavat parin – kolmenkymmenen vuoden käytön jälkeen rupsahtaa, niin miesten aseet ovat edelleen täydessä tanassa, olkaa vasten, ampumavalmiina ...
- Both the women and men have their own weapons. But when the women's weapons begin to lose their shape after twenty-thirty years, the men's weapons are still pointing straight, against their shoulders, ready to fire...
Conjugation
| Inflection of rupsahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | rupsahdan | en rupsahda | 1st sing. | olen rupsahtanut | en ole rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | rupsahdat | et rupsahda | 2nd sing. | olet rupsahtanut | et ole rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | rupsahtaa | ei rupsahda | 3rd sing. | on rupsahtanut | ei ole rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | rupsahdamme | emme rupsahda | 1st plur. | olemme rupsahtaneet | emme ole rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | rupsahdatte | ette rupsahda | 2nd plur. | olette rupsahtaneet | ette ole rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | rupsahtavat | eivät rupsahda | 3rd plur. | ovat rupsahtaneet | eivät ole rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | rupsahdetaan | ei rupsahdeta | passive | on rupsahdettu | ei ole rupsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | rupsahdin | en rupsahtanut | 1st sing. | olin rupsahtanut | en ollut rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | rupsahdit | et rupsahtanut | 2nd sing. | olit rupsahtanut | et ollut rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | rupsahti | ei rupsahtanut | 3rd sing. | oli rupsahtanut | ei ollut rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | rupsahdimme | emme rupsahtaneet | 1st plur. | olimme rupsahtaneet | emme olleet rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | rupsahditte | ette rupsahtaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte rupsahtaneet | ette olleet rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | rupsahtivat | eivät rupsahtaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat rupsahtaneet | eivät olleet rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | rupsahdettiin | ei rupsahdettu | passive | oli rupsahdettu | ei ollut rupsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | rupsahtaisin | en rupsahtaisi | 1st sing. | olisin rupsahtanut | en olisi rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | rupsahtaisit | et rupsahtaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit rupsahtanut | et olisi rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | rupsahtaisi | ei rupsahtaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi rupsahtanut | ei olisi rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | rupsahtaisimme | emme rupsahtaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme rupsahtaneet | emme olisi rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | rupsahtaisitte | ette rupsahtaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte rupsahtaneet | ette olisi rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | rupsahtaisivat | eivät rupsahtaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat rupsahtaneet | eivät olisi rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | rupsahdettaisiin | ei rupsahdettaisi | passive | olisi rupsahdettu | ei olisi rupsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | rupsahda | älä rupsahda | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | rupsahtakoon | älköön rupsahtako | 3rd sing. | olkoon rupsahtanut | älköön olko rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | rupsahtakaamme | älkäämme rupsahtako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | rupsahtakaa | älkää rupsahtako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | rupsahtakoot | älkööt rupsahtako | 3rd plur. | olkoot rupsahtaneet | älkööt olko rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | rupsahdettakoon | älköön rupsahdettako | passive | olkoon rupsahdettu | älköön olko rupsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | rupsahtanen | en rupsahtane | 1st sing. | lienen rupsahtanut | en liene rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | rupsahtanet | et rupsahtane | 2nd sing. | lienet rupsahtanut | et liene rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | rupsahtanee | ei rupsahtane | 3rd sing. | lienee rupsahtanut | ei liene rupsahtanut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | rupsahtanemme | emme rupsahtane | 1st plur. | lienemme rupsahtaneet | emme liene rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | rupsahtanette | ette rupsahtane | 2nd plur. | lienette rupsahtaneet | ette liene rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | rupsahtanevat | eivät rupsahtane | 3rd plur. | lienevät rupsahtaneet | eivät liene rupsahtaneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | rupsahdettaneen | ei rupsahdettane | passive | lienee rupsahdettu | ei liene rupsahdettu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | rupsahtaa | present | rupsahtava | rupsahdettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | rupsahtanut | rupsahdettu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | rupsahtaessa | rupsahdettaessa | agent4 | rupsahtama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | rupsahtamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | rupsahtaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | rupsahtamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | rupsahtamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | rupsahtamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | rupsahtamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | rupsahtamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | rupsahtaman | rupsahdettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | rupsahtaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- rupsahtaminen
- rupsahtanut
Further reading
- “rupsahtaa”, 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 3 July 2023