kuhkia
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a sound-symbolic blend of kuhnia + kykkiä (or its back-vocalic variant kukkia).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kuhkia (intransitive)
- to stay up late at night, especially doing one's chores, pottering around
- Aikaero vaivasi ja kuhkin keittiössä lähes koko yön.
- I was suffering of jetlag and pottered around the kitchen almost all night.
- to sneak around
- Joku kuhkii eteisessä.
- Somebody is sneaking around in the hall.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of kuhkia (Kotus type 61/sallia, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kuhkin | en kuhki | 1st sing. | olen kuhkinut | en ole kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kuhkit | et kuhki | 2nd sing. | olet kuhkinut | et ole kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kuhkii | ei kuhki | 3rd sing. | on kuhkinut | ei ole kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kuhkimme | emme kuhki | 1st plur. | olemme kuhkineet | emme ole kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kuhkitte | ette kuhki | 2nd plur. | olette kuhkineet | ette ole kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kuhkivat | eivät kuhki | 3rd plur. | ovat kuhkineet | eivät ole kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kuhkitaan | ei kuhkita | passive | on kuhkittu | ei ole kuhkittu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kuhkin | en kuhkinut | 1st sing. | olin kuhkinut | en ollut kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kuhkit | et kuhkinut | 2nd sing. | olit kuhkinut | et ollut kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kuhki | ei kuhkinut | 3rd sing. | oli kuhkinut | ei ollut kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kuhkimme | emme kuhkineet | 1st plur. | olimme kuhkineet | emme olleet kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kuhkitte | ette kuhkineet | 2nd plur. | olitte kuhkineet | ette olleet kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kuhkivat | eivät kuhkineet | 3rd plur. | olivat kuhkineet | eivät olleet kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kuhkittiin | ei kuhkittu | passive | oli kuhkittu | ei ollut kuhkittu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kuhkisin | en kuhkisi | 1st sing. | olisin kuhkinut | en olisi kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kuhkisit | et kuhkisi | 2nd sing. | olisit kuhkinut | et olisi kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kuhkisi | ei kuhkisi | 3rd sing. | olisi kuhkinut | ei olisi kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kuhkisimme | emme kuhkisi | 1st plur. | olisimme kuhkineet | emme olisi kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kuhkisitte | ette kuhkisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte kuhkineet | ette olisi kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kuhkisivat | eivät kuhkisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat kuhkineet | eivät olisi kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kuhkittaisiin | ei kuhkittaisi | passive | olisi kuhkittu | ei olisi kuhkittu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kuhki | älä kuhki | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kuhkikoon | älköön kuhkiko | 3rd sing. | olkoon kuhkinut | älköön olko kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kuhkikaamme | älkäämme kuhkiko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kuhkikaa | älkää kuhkiko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kuhkikoot | älkööt kuhkiko | 3rd plur. | olkoot kuhkineet | älkööt olko kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kuhkittakoon | älköön kuhkittako | passive | olkoon kuhkittu | älköön olko kuhkittu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | kuhkinen | en kuhkine | 1st sing. | lienen kuhkinut | en liene kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | kuhkinet | et kuhkine | 2nd sing. | lienet kuhkinut | et liene kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | kuhkinee | ei kuhkine | 3rd sing. | lienee kuhkinut | ei liene kuhkinut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | kuhkinemme | emme kuhkine | 1st plur. | lienemme kuhkineet | emme liene kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | kuhkinette | ette kuhkine | 2nd plur. | lienette kuhkineet | ette liene kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | kuhkinevat | eivät kuhkine | 3rd plur. | lienevät kuhkineet | eivät liene kuhkineet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | kuhkittaneen | ei kuhkittane | passive | lienee kuhkittu | ei liene kuhkittu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | kuhkia | present | kuhkiva | kuhkittava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | kuhkinut | kuhkittu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | kuhkiessa | kuhkittaessa | agent4 | kuhkima | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | kuhkimaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kuhkien | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | kuhkimassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | kuhkimasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | kuhkimaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | kuhkimalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | kuhkimatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | kuhkiman | kuhkittaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | kuhkiminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to potter around): puuhailla, käpsehtiä
- (to sneak around): hiiviskellä, käpsehtiä
Further reading
[edit]- “kuhkia”, 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