kursailla

Finnish

Etymology

From kursa- +‎ -illa. The root is from Swedish krusa with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkursɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈkurs̠ɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ursɑilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kur‧sail‧la

Verb

kursailla

1. to stand on ceremony (to act in a formal, ceremonious or overly polite manner)

   Olkaa kuin kotonanne - ei ole mitään syytä kursailla.

   Please make yourself at home - there's no need to stand on ceremony.

Conjugation

Inflection of kursailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kursailen	en kursaile	1st sing.	olen kursaillut	en ole kursaillut
2nd sing.		kursailet	et kursaile	2nd sing.	olet kursaillut	et ole kursaillut
3rd sing.		kursailee	ei kursaile	3rd sing.	on kursaillut	ei ole kursaillut
1st plur.		kursailemme	emme kursaile	1st plur.	olemme kursailleet	emme ole kursailleet
2nd plur.		kursailette	ette kursaile	2nd plur.	olette kursailleet	ette ole kursailleet
3rd plur.		kursailevat	eivät kursaile	3rd plur.	ovat kursailleet	eivät ole kursailleet
passive		kursaillaan	ei kursailla	passive	on kursailtu	ei ole kursailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kursailin	en kursaillut	1st sing.	olin kursaillut	en ollut kursaillut
2nd sing.		kursailit	et kursaillut	2nd sing.	olit kursaillut	et ollut kursaillut
3rd sing.		kursaili	ei kursaillut	3rd sing.	oli kursaillut	ei ollut kursaillut
1st plur.		kursailimme	emme kursailleet	1st plur.	olimme kursailleet	emme olleet kursailleet
2nd plur.		kursailitte	ette kursailleet	2nd plur.	olitte kursailleet	ette olleet kursailleet
3rd plur.		kursailivat	eivät kursailleet	3rd plur.	olivat kursailleet	eivät olleet kursailleet
passive		kursailtiin	ei kursailtu	passive	oli kursailtu	ei ollut kursailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kursailisin	en kursailisi	1st sing.	olisin kursaillut	en olisi kursaillut
2nd sing.		kursailisit	et kursailisi	2nd sing.	olisit kursaillut	et olisi kursaillut
3rd sing.		kursailisi	ei kursailisi	3rd sing.	olisi kursaillut	ei olisi kursaillut
1st plur.		kursailisimme	emme kursailisi	1st plur.	olisimme kursailleet	emme olisi kursailleet
2nd plur.		kursailisitte	ette kursailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kursailleet	ette olisi kursailleet
3rd plur.		kursailisivat	eivät kursailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kursailleet	eivät olisi kursailleet
passive		kursailtaisiin	ei kursailtaisi	passive	olisi kursailtu	ei olisi kursailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kursaile	älä kursaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kursailkoon	älköön kursailko	3rd sing.	olkoon kursaillut	älköön olko kursaillut
1st plur.		kursailkaamme	älkäämme kursailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kursailkaa	älkää kursailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kursailkoot	älkööt kursailko	3rd plur.	olkoot kursailleet	älkööt olko kursailleet
passive		kursailtakoon	älköön kursailtako	passive	olkoon kursailtu	älköön olko kursailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kursaillen	en kursaille	1st sing.	lienen kursaillut	en liene kursaillut
2nd sing.		kursaillet	et kursaille	2nd sing.	lienet kursaillut	et liene kursaillut
3rd sing.		kursaillee	ei kursaille	3rd sing.	lienee kursaillut	ei liene kursaillut
1st plur.		kursaillemme	emme kursaille	1st plur.	lienemme kursailleet	emme liene kursailleet
2nd plur.		kursaillette	ette kursaille	2nd plur.	lienette kursailleet	ette liene kursailleet
3rd plur.		kursaillevat	eivät kursaille	3rd plur.	lienevät kursailleet	eivät liene kursailleet
passive		kursailtaneen	ei kursailtane	passive	lienee kursailtu	ei liene kursailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kursailla		present	kursaileva	kursailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kursaillakseni kursaillaksemme 2nd kursaillaksesi kursaillaksenne 3rd kursaillakseen kursaillaksensa		past	kursaillut	kursailtu
2nd	inessive2	kursaillessa	kursailtaessa	agent4	kursailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kursaillessani kursaillessamme 2nd kursaillessasi kursaillessanne 3rd kursaillessaan kursaillessansa		negative	kursailematon
	instructive	kursaillen	—	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.
3rd	inessive	kursailemassa	—
	elative	kursailemasta	—
	illative	kursailemaan	—
	adessive	kursailemalla	—
	abessive	kursailematta	—
	instructive	kursaileman	kursailtaman
4th3	verbal noun	kursaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kursailemaisillani kursailemaisillamme 2nd kursailemaisillasi kursailemaisillanne 3rd kursailemaisillaan kursailemaisillansa

Synonyms

• kruusata

Derived terms

• kursailematon
• kursailu
• kursastella

 

Further reading

• “kursailla”, 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 2023-07-02