nujertaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom nuj- + -ertaa. Compare nujakka.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnujertaa (transitive)
- to break (to cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will, often obtained by means of torture)
- Amerikka on käyttänyt monia kidutuskeinoja nujertaakseen sotavankinsa.
- America has used many forms of torture to break their prisoners of war.
- to crush, subdue (to overcome completely)
- to discourage (to take away the courage of)
- to stymie, thwart, stump (to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck)
Conjugation
editInflection of nujertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nujerran | en nujerra | 1st sing. | olen nujertanut | en ole nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nujerrat | et nujerra | 2nd sing. | olet nujertanut | et ole nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nujertaa | ei nujerra | 3rd sing. | on nujertanut | ei ole nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nujerramme | emme nujerra | 1st plur. | olemme nujertaneet | emme ole nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nujerratte | ette nujerra | 2nd plur. | olette nujertaneet | ette ole nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nujertavat | eivät nujerra | 3rd plur. | ovat nujertaneet | eivät ole nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nujerretaan | ei nujerreta | passive | on nujerrettu | ei ole nujerrettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nujersin | en nujertanut | 1st sing. | olin nujertanut | en ollut nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nujersit | et nujertanut | 2nd sing. | olit nujertanut | et ollut nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nujersi | ei nujertanut | 3rd sing. | oli nujertanut | ei ollut nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nujersimme | emme nujertaneet | 1st plur. | olimme nujertaneet | emme olleet nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nujersitte | ette nujertaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte nujertaneet | ette olleet nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nujersivat | eivät nujertaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat nujertaneet | eivät olleet nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nujerrettiin | ei nujerrettu | passive | oli nujerrettu | ei ollut nujerrettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nujertaisin | en nujertaisi | 1st sing. | olisin nujertanut | en olisi nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nujertaisit | et nujertaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit nujertanut | et olisi nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nujertaisi | ei nujertaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi nujertanut | ei olisi nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nujertaisimme | emme nujertaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme nujertaneet | emme olisi nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nujertaisitte | ette nujertaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte nujertaneet | ette olisi nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nujertaisivat | eivät nujertaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat nujertaneet | eivät olisi nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nujerrettaisiin | ei nujerrettaisi | passive | olisi nujerrettu | ei olisi nujerrettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nujerra | älä nujerra | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nujertakoon | älköön nujertako | 3rd sing. | olkoon nujertanut | älköön olko nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nujertakaamme | älkäämme nujertako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nujertakaa | älkää nujertako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nujertakoot | älkööt nujertako | 3rd plur. | olkoot nujertaneet | älkööt olko nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nujerrettakoon | älköön nujerrettako | passive | olkoon nujerrettu | älköön olko nujerrettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | nujertanen | en nujertane | 1st sing. | lienen nujertanut | en liene nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | nujertanet | et nujertane | 2nd sing. | lienet nujertanut | et liene nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | nujertanee | ei nujertane | 3rd sing. | lienee nujertanut | ei liene nujertanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | nujertanemme | emme nujertane | 1st plur. | lienemme nujertaneet | emme liene nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | nujertanette | ette nujertane | 2nd plur. | lienette nujertaneet | ette liene nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | nujertanevat | eivät nujertane | 3rd plur. | lienevät nujertaneet | eivät liene nujertaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | nujerrettaneen | ei nujerrettane | passive | lienee nujerrettu | ei liene nujerrettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | nujertaa | present | nujertava | nujerrettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | nujertanut | nujerrettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | nujertaessa | nujerrettaessa | agent4 | nujertama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | nujertamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | nujertaen | — | 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 | nujertamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | nujertamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | nujertamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | nujertamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | nujertamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | nujertaman | nujerrettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | nujertaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “nujertaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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