purkaa

purkaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *purka-. Cognates include Northern Sami borgádit and Erzya пургамс (purgams).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑːˣ/, [ˈpurkɑː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧kaa

Verb

purkaa (transitive)

1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces)

   Synonym: purkaa osiin

2. to disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess)
3. to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch)
4. to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine
5. to unload (remove cargo, load or burden)
6. to unpack (contents of a package; baggage)
7. to demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building)
8. to strike (a set, wings in theatre)
9. to dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation)
10. to cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage)
11. to break off (an engagement)
12. (law) to rescind, reverse (a decision)
13. to defuse (a bomb)
14. to discharge (water, lava, battery)
15. to discharge, release, vent, take out (emotions); to unburden, lighten (one's heart), let off steam
16. (sports) to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)
17. (cryptography) to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)

    Synonym: purkaa salaus

18. (figuratively) to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
19. (programming) to destruct (an object)
20. (computing) to extract (an archive)

Conjugation

Inflection of purkaa (Kotus type 53*D/muistaa, k- gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		puran	en pura	1st sing.	olen purkanut	en ole purkanut
2nd sing.		purat	et pura	2nd sing.	olet purkanut	et ole purkanut
3rd sing.		purkaa	ei pura	3rd sing.	on purkanut	ei ole purkanut
1st plur.		puramme	emme pura	1st plur.	olemme purkaneet	emme ole purkaneet
2nd plur.		puratte	ette pura	2nd plur.	olette purkaneet	ette ole purkaneet
3rd plur.		purkavat	eivät pura	3rd plur.	ovat purkaneet	eivät ole purkaneet
passive		puretaan	ei pureta	passive	on purettu	ei ole purettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purin	en purkanut	1st sing.	olin purkanut	en ollut purkanut
2nd sing.		purit	et purkanut	2nd sing.	olit purkanut	et ollut purkanut
3rd sing.		purki	ei purkanut	3rd sing.	oli purkanut	ei ollut purkanut
1st plur.		purimme	emme purkaneet	1st plur.	olimme purkaneet	emme olleet purkaneet
2nd plur.		puritte	ette purkaneet	2nd plur.	olitte purkaneet	ette olleet purkaneet
3rd plur.		purkivat	eivät purkaneet	3rd plur.	olivat purkaneet	eivät olleet purkaneet
passive		purettiin	ei purettu	passive	oli purettu	ei ollut purettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purkaisin	en purkaisi	1st sing.	olisin purkanut	en olisi purkanut
2nd sing.		purkaisit	et purkaisi	2nd sing.	olisit purkanut	et olisi purkanut
3rd sing.		purkaisi	ei purkaisi	3rd sing.	olisi purkanut	ei olisi purkanut
1st plur.		purkaisimme	emme purkaisi	1st plur.	olisimme purkaneet	emme olisi purkaneet
2nd plur.		purkaisitte	ette purkaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte purkaneet	ette olisi purkaneet
3rd plur.		purkaisivat	eivät purkaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat purkaneet	eivät olisi purkaneet
passive		purettaisiin	ei purettaisi	passive	olisi purettu	ei olisi purettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		pura	älä pura	2nd sing.	ole purkanut	älä ole purkanut
3rd sing.		purkakoon	älköön purkako	3rd sing.	olkoon purkanut	älköön olko purkanut
1st plur.		purkakaamme	älkäämme purkako	1st plur.	olkaamme purkaneet	älkäämme olko purkaneet
2nd plur.		purkakaa	älkää purkako	2nd plur.	olkaa purkaneet	älkää olko purkaneet
3rd plur.		purkakoot	älkööt purkako	3rd plur.	olkoot purkaneet	älkööt olko purkaneet
passive		purettakoon	älköön purettako	passive	olkoon purettu	älköön olko purettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purkanen	en purkane	1st sing.	lienen purkanut	en liene purkanut
2nd sing.		purkanet	et purkane	2nd sing.	lienet purkanut	et liene purkanut
3rd sing.		purkanee	ei purkane	3rd sing.	lienee purkanut	ei liene purkanut
1st plur.		purkanemme	emme purkane	1st plur.	lienemme purkaneet	emme liene purkaneet
2nd plur.		purkanette	ette purkane	2nd plur.	lienette purkaneet	ette liene purkaneet
3rd plur.		purkanevat	eivät purkane	3rd plur.	lienevät purkaneet	eivät liene purkaneet
passive		purettaneen	ei purettane	passive	lienee purettu	ei liene purettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		purkaa		present	purkava	purettava
long 1st2		purkaakseen		past	purkanut	purettu
2nd	inessive1	purkaessa	purettaessa	agent1, 3	purkama
	instructive	purkaen	—	negative	purkamaton
3rd	inessive	purkamassa	—	1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.
	elative	purkamasta	—
	illative	purkamaan	—
	adessive	purkamalla	—
	abessive	purkamatta	—
	instructive	purkaman	purettaman
4th	nominative	purkaminen
	partitive	purkamista
5th2		purkamaisillaan

Derived terms

• nouns: purkaminen, purkamo, purku
• verbs: purattaa, reflexive purkautua

Idioms

• purkaa sydäntään / sydämensä = to unbosom
• purkaa kiukkuaan = to vent one's spleen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑː/, [ˈpurkɑː]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧kaa

Verb

purkaa

1. second-person plural present imperative of purra

Anagrams

• parkua