harkita
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See also: härkita
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]harkki (“forked or pronged tool, rake, drag”) + -ita; the original meaning was "to drag; search from a body of water by dragging a tool" (naarata in modern Finnish).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]harkita
- (transitive, usually atelic) to deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder, think, contemplate
- Harkitsen asiaa.
- I'll think about it.
- Hän harkitsi itsemurhaa.
- S/he considered suicide.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of harkita (Kotus type 69/valita, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | harkitsen | en harkitse | 1st sing. | olen harkinnut | en ole harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | harkitset | et harkitse | 2nd sing. | olet harkinnut | et ole harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | harkitsee | ei harkitse | 3rd sing. | on harkinnut | ei ole harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | harkitsemme | emme harkitse | 1st plur. | olemme harkinneet | emme ole harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | harkitsette | ette harkitse | 2nd plur. | olette harkinneet | ette ole harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | harkitsevat | eivät harkitse | 3rd plur. | ovat harkinneet | eivät ole harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | harkitaan | ei harkita | passive | on harkittu | ei ole harkittu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | harkitsin | en harkinnut | 1st sing. | olin harkinnut | en ollut harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | harkitsit | et harkinnut | 2nd sing. | olit harkinnut | et ollut harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | harkitsi | ei harkinnut | 3rd sing. | oli harkinnut | ei ollut harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | harkitsimme | emme harkinneet | 1st plur. | olimme harkinneet | emme olleet harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | harkitsitte | ette harkinneet | 2nd plur. | olitte harkinneet | ette olleet harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | harkitsivat | eivät harkinneet | 3rd plur. | olivat harkinneet | eivät olleet harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | harkittiin | ei harkittu | passive | oli harkittu | ei ollut harkittu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | harkitsisin | en harkitsisi | 1st sing. | olisin harkinnut | en olisi harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | harkitsisit | et harkitsisi | 2nd sing. | olisit harkinnut | et olisi harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | harkitsisi | ei harkitsisi | 3rd sing. | olisi harkinnut | ei olisi harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | harkitsisimme | emme harkitsisi | 1st plur. | olisimme harkinneet | emme olisi harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | harkitsisitte | ette harkitsisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte harkinneet | ette olisi harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | harkitsisivat | eivät harkitsisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat harkinneet | eivät olisi harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | harkittaisiin | ei harkittaisi | passive | olisi harkittu | ei olisi harkittu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | harkitse | älä harkitse | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | harkitkoon | älköön harkitko | 3rd sing. | olkoon harkinnut | älköön olko harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | harkitkaamme | älkäämme harkitko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | harkitkaa | älkää harkitko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | harkitkoot | älkööt harkitko | 3rd plur. | olkoot harkinneet | älkööt olko harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | harkittakoon | älköön harkittako | passive | olkoon harkittu | älköön olko harkittu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | harkinnen | en harkinne | 1st sing. | lienen harkinnut | en liene harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | harkinnet | et harkinne | 2nd sing. | lienet harkinnut | et liene harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | harkinnee | ei harkinne | 3rd sing. | lienee harkinnut | ei liene harkinnut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | harkinnemme | emme harkinne | 1st plur. | lienemme harkinneet | emme liene harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | harkinnette | ette harkinne | 2nd plur. | lienette harkinneet | ette liene harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | harkinnevat | eivät harkinne | 3rd plur. | lienevät harkinneet | eivät liene harkinneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | harkittaneen | ei harkittane | passive | lienee harkittu | ei liene harkittu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | harkita | present | harkitseva | harkittava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | harkinnut | harkittu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | harkitessa | harkittaessa | agent4 | harkitsema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | harkitsematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | harkiten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | harkitsemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | harkitsemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | harkitsemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | harkitsemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | harkitsematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | harkitseman | harkittaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | harkitseminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]adjectives
nouns
References
[edit]- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “harkita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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