sirotella tuhkaa päälleen
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to spread ash over oneself” - a direct reference to the Biblical tradition of throwing ashes over one's head as a symbol of mourning for one's sins.
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic, intransitive) to regret deeply, to blame oneself for a loss or mishap
- Hävisimme pelin, mutta ei ole syytä sirotella tuhkaa päällemme. Pelasimme olosuhteisiin nähden hyvin.
- We lost the game, but there's no reason to blame ourselves. Given the circumstances, we played well.
Conjugation
[edit]- See sirotella.
- tuhkaa is in the partitive case, but is inflected in the genitive in action nouns: see Appendix:Finnish verb phrases.
- päälleen also receives a possessive suffix:
| possessor | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | päälleni | päällemme |
| 2nd person | päällesi | päällenne |
| 3rd person | päälleen päällensä | |