kangertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

kang- +‎ -ertaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋːertɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋːe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋːertɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧ger‧taa

Verb

kangertaa

1. (intransitive, atelic) of an action, to progress awkwardly or arduously

   Hän puhuu saksaa mielellään, mutta kielioppi kangertaa.

   She likes to speak German, but her grammar is far from perfect.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to nag, bother, gnaw, haunt (to bother with persistent thoughts or memories)

   Ajatus siitä, että hän oli unohtanut jotakin, kangersi häntä lopun päivää.

   The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.

3. to nag (to bother or disturb persistently in any way)

   kangertava kipu vasemmassa polvessaan ― a nagging pain in his left knee

Conjugation

Inflection of kangertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kangerran	en kangerra	1st sing.	olen kangertanut	en ole kangertanut
2nd sing.		kangerrat	et kangerra	2nd sing.	olet kangertanut	et ole kangertanut
3rd sing.		kangertaa	ei kangerra	3rd sing.	on kangertanut	ei ole kangertanut
1st plur.		kangerramme	emme kangerra	1st plur.	olemme kangertaneet	emme ole kangertaneet
2nd plur.		kangerratte	ette kangerra	2nd plur.	olette kangertaneet	ette ole kangertaneet
3rd plur.		kangertavat	eivät kangerra	3rd plur.	ovat kangertaneet	eivät ole kangertaneet
passive		kangerretaan	ei kangerreta	passive	on kangerrettu	ei ole kangerrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kangersin	en kangertanut	1st sing.	olin kangertanut	en ollut kangertanut
2nd sing.		kangersit	et kangertanut	2nd sing.	olit kangertanut	et ollut kangertanut
3rd sing.		kangersi	ei kangertanut	3rd sing.	oli kangertanut	ei ollut kangertanut
1st plur.		kangersimme	emme kangertaneet	1st plur.	olimme kangertaneet	emme olleet kangertaneet
2nd plur.		kangersitte	ette kangertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte kangertaneet	ette olleet kangertaneet
3rd plur.		kangersivat	eivät kangertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat kangertaneet	eivät olleet kangertaneet
passive		kangerrettiin	ei kangerrettu	passive	oli kangerrettu	ei ollut kangerrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kangertaisin	en kangertaisi	1st sing.	olisin kangertanut	en olisi kangertanut
2nd sing.		kangertaisit	et kangertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kangertanut	et olisi kangertanut
3rd sing.		kangertaisi	ei kangertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kangertanut	ei olisi kangertanut
1st plur.		kangertaisimme	emme kangertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kangertaneet	emme olisi kangertaneet
2nd plur.		kangertaisitte	ette kangertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kangertaneet	ette olisi kangertaneet
3rd plur.		kangertaisivat	eivät kangertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kangertaneet	eivät olisi kangertaneet
passive		kangerrettaisiin	ei kangerrettaisi	passive	olisi kangerrettu	ei olisi kangerrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kangerra	älä kangerra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kangertakoon	älköön kangertako	3rd sing.	olkoon kangertanut	älköön olko kangertanut
1st plur.		kangertakaamme	älkäämme kangertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kangertakaa	älkää kangertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kangertakoot	älkööt kangertako	3rd plur.	olkoot kangertaneet	älkööt olko kangertaneet
passive		kangerrettakoon	älköön kangerrettako	passive	olkoon kangerrettu	älköön olko kangerrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kangertanen	en kangertane	1st sing.	lienen kangertanut	en liene kangertanut
2nd sing.		kangertanet	et kangertane	2nd sing.	lienet kangertanut	et liene kangertanut
3rd sing.		kangertanee	ei kangertane	3rd sing.	lienee kangertanut	ei liene kangertanut
1st plur.		kangertanemme	emme kangertane	1st plur.	lienemme kangertaneet	emme liene kangertaneet
2nd plur.		kangertanette	ette kangertane	2nd plur.	lienette kangertaneet	ette liene kangertaneet
3rd plur.		kangertanevat	eivät kangertane	3rd plur.	lienevät kangertaneet	eivät liene kangertaneet
passive		kangerrettaneen	ei kangerrettane	passive	lienee kangerrettu	ei liene kangerrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kangertaa		present	kangertava	kangerrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kangertaakseni kangertaaksemme 2nd kangertaaksesi kangertaaksenne 3rd kangertaakseen kangertaaksensa		past	kangertanut	kangerrettu
2nd	inessive2	kangertaessa	kangerrettaessa	agent4	kangertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kangertaessani kangertaessamme 2nd kangertaessasi kangertaessanne 3rd kangertaessaan kangertaessansa		negative	kangertamaton
	instructive	kangertaen	—	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 kangertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	kangertamassa	—
	elative	kangertamasta	—
	illative	kangertamaan	—
	adessive	kangertamalla	—
	abessive	kangertamatta	—
	instructive	kangertaman	kangerrettaman
4th3	verbal noun	kangertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kangertamaisillani kangertamaisillamme 2nd kangertamaisillasi kangertamaisillanne 3rd kangertamaisillaan kangertamaisillansa

Derived terms

• kangerrella
• kangerrus
• kangertaminen

 

Further reading

• “kangertaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋːertɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋːe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋːertɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧ger‧taa

Verb

kangertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of kangertaa