rapsaa

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpsɑːˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑpsɑː
• Syllabification^(key): rap‧saa
• Hyphenation^(key): rap‧saa

Verb

rapsaa

1. (intransitive) to rustle

Conjugation

This verb is in practice only used in the third person indicative.

Inflection of rapsaa (type kaikaa)

indicative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		rapsaa	ei rapsaa	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		rapsaavat	eivät rapsaa	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
past				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
conditional
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		rapsaisi	ei rapsaisi	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		rapsaisivat	eivät rapsaisi	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
imperative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
potential
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		–		present	–	–
long 1st1		–		past	–	–
2nd	inessive2	–	–	agent4	–
	instructive	–	–	negative	–
3rd	inessive	–	–	1) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 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.
	elative	–	–
	illative	–	–
	adessive	–	–
	abessive	–	–
	instructive	–	–
4th3	verbal noun	–
5th1		–

Derived terms

• rapsahtaa
• rapse
• rapsu
• rapsuttaa
• räpsiä
• räpsäyttää

Further reading

• “rapsaa”, 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