potuttaa

Finnish

Etymology

Euphemism for vituttaa, from pottu +‎ -ttaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpotutːɑːˣ/, [ˈpo̞t̪ut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -otutːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): po‧tut‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧tut‧taa

Verb

potuttaa (colloquial)

1. (intransitive) to be annoyed, vexed

Conjugation

Inflection of potuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potutan	en potuta	1st sing.	olen potuttanut	en ole potuttanut
2nd sing.		potutat	et potuta	2nd sing.	olet potuttanut	et ole potuttanut
3rd sing.		potuttaa	ei potuta	3rd sing.	on potuttanut	ei ole potuttanut
1st plur.		potutamme	emme potuta	1st plur.	olemme potuttaneet	emme ole potuttaneet
2nd plur.		potutatte	ette potuta	2nd plur.	olette potuttaneet	ette ole potuttaneet
3rd plur.		potuttavat	eivät potuta	3rd plur.	ovat potuttaneet	eivät ole potuttaneet
passive		potutetaan	ei potuteta	passive	on potutettu	ei ole potutettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potutin	en potuttanut	1st sing.	olin potuttanut	en ollut potuttanut
2nd sing.		potutit	et potuttanut	2nd sing.	olit potuttanut	et ollut potuttanut
3rd sing.		potutti	ei potuttanut	3rd sing.	oli potuttanut	ei ollut potuttanut
1st plur.		potutimme	emme potuttaneet	1st plur.	olimme potuttaneet	emme olleet potuttaneet
2nd plur.		potutitte	ette potuttaneet	2nd plur.	olitte potuttaneet	ette olleet potuttaneet
3rd plur.		potuttivat	eivät potuttaneet	3rd plur.	olivat potuttaneet	eivät olleet potuttaneet
passive		potutettiin	ei potutettu	passive	oli potutettu	ei ollut potutettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potuttaisin	en potuttaisi	1st sing.	olisin potuttanut	en olisi potuttanut
2nd sing.		potuttaisit	et potuttaisi	2nd sing.	olisit potuttanut	et olisi potuttanut
3rd sing.		potuttaisi	ei potuttaisi	3rd sing.	olisi potuttanut	ei olisi potuttanut
1st plur.		potuttaisimme	emme potuttaisi	1st plur.	olisimme potuttaneet	emme olisi potuttaneet
2nd plur.		potuttaisitte	ette potuttaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte potuttaneet	ette olisi potuttaneet
3rd plur.		potuttaisivat	eivät potuttaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat potuttaneet	eivät olisi potuttaneet
passive		potutettaisiin	ei potutettaisi	passive	olisi potutettu	ei olisi potutettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		potuta	älä potuta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		potuttakoon	älköön potuttako	3rd sing.	olkoon potuttanut	älköön olko potuttanut
1st plur.		potuttakaamme	älkäämme potuttako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		potuttakaa	älkää potuttako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		potuttakoot	älkööt potuttako	3rd plur.	olkoot potuttaneet	älkööt olko potuttaneet
passive		potutettakoon	älköön potutettako	passive	olkoon potutettu	älköön olko potutettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potuttanen	en potuttane	1st sing.	lienen potuttanut	en liene potuttanut
2nd sing.		potuttanet	et potuttane	2nd sing.	lienet potuttanut	et liene potuttanut
3rd sing.		potuttanee	ei potuttane	3rd sing.	lienee potuttanut	ei liene potuttanut
1st plur.		potuttanemme	emme potuttane	1st plur.	lienemme potuttaneet	emme liene potuttaneet
2nd plur.		potuttanette	ette potuttane	2nd plur.	lienette potuttaneet	ette liene potuttaneet
3rd plur.		potuttanevat	eivät potuttane	3rd plur.	lienevät potuttaneet	eivät liene potuttaneet
passive		potutettaneen	ei potutettane	passive	lienee potutettu	ei liene potutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		potuttaa		present	potuttava	potutettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st potuttaakseni potuttaaksemme 2nd potuttaaksesi potuttaaksenne 3rd potuttaakseen potuttaaksensa		past	potuttanut	potutettu
2nd	inessive2	potuttaessa	potutettaessa	agent4	potuttama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st potuttaessani potuttaessamme 2nd potuttaessasi potuttaessanne 3rd potuttaessaan potuttaessansa		negative	potuttamaton
	instructive	potuttaen	—	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 potuttaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	potuttamassa	—
	elative	potuttamasta	—
	illative	potuttamaan	—
	adessive	potuttamalla	—
	abessive	potuttamatta	—
	instructive	potuttaman	potutettaman
4th3	verbal noun	potuttaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st potuttamaisillani potuttamaisillamme 2nd potuttamaisillasi potuttamaisillanne 3rd potuttamaisillaan potuttamaisillansa

Derived terms

• potuttaminen

Further reading

• “potuttaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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