"-pa" meaning in Finnish

See -pa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /-pɑ/, [-pɑ̝], /-pːɑ/, [-pːɑ̝] Forms: -pä [front-vowel]
Etymology: table From Proto-Finnic *-pa (clitic) (see it for more). Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|clitic}} table, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-pa|id=clitic|pos=clitic}} Proto-Finnic *-pa (clitic) Head templates: {{head|fi|particle|front vowel harmony variant|-pä|linguistic notation|-pA|cat2=clitics|cat3=|f2nolink=1|head=}} -pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA), {{fi-clitic|var=pä}} -pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA)
  1. Expresses that the speaker is surprised at or astonished by something. Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-jyULDZqY
  2. please, kindly (appended to an imperative verb form in order to soften the command or request or turn it into a suggestion, or passive to form an urging hortative) Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-fi:please
  3. Expresses admission or concession, possibly in a way that expresses defeat. Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-cSBHyv14
  4. if you like (used in giving a non-concrete instruction) Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-fi:if_you_like
  5. Expresses that the speaker is proud of something, also to boast or brag about something. Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-suoCOY2t
  6. (informal) Used to narrate impulsive actions; when describing the speaker's own actions, expresses that the speaker decided to do the action at the referred time; when describing the (past) actions of the person being addressed, implies that the speaker is looking for an explanation. Tags: enclitic, informal, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-xbJRGclP
  7. When appended to a second-person imperative with the particle -s, gives the command or request a slightly more persuasive or inspiring tone. Tags: enclitic, particle Synonyms (when surprised at something, stronger than -pa): -han
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-fi:command Disambiguation of 'when surprised at something, stronger than -pa': 10 5 2 5 3 19 41 2 3 1 4 5
  8. (with conditional) I wish (expresses the speaker's desire for something that is not true) Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-zQ9lq9um Categories (other): Finnish clitics, Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish particles Disambiguation of Finnish clitics: 3 13 14 3 4 9 6 21 12 1 1 14 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 16 3 3 9 6 21 12 1 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Finnish particles: 3 12 13 3 4 9 12 20 11 1 1 13
  9. Adds a general emphatic tone, the exact meaning of which depends on the tone of voice. Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-fbvATe-Q
  10. (possibly childish) Expresses disagreement or objection (by arguing) in the form of an exclamation. Tags: childish, enclitic, particle, possibly Synonyms: -han
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-vsyznR62
  11. whether (no matter whether or not), no matter (if, what) Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-uPcnxRK6
  12. With interrogatives and conditional verbs, used to form self-deprecating, often rhetorical questions. Tags: enclitic, particle
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-particle-agdg8fWc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -pas Related terms: -kin, -kaan, -han, -ko, -s
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-pɑ/, [-pɑ̝] Forms: -pä [front-vowel]
Etymology: table The original strong grade of the present active participle suffix -va. Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|participial}} table, {{m|fi|-va}} -va Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-pä||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-pA||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA), {{fi-suffix|adjective|noun|var=pä}} -pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA)
  1. Forms adjectives or nouns of a very limited amount of verbs. Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--pa-fi-suffix-vLNp1PG-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Ooh lots of flowers are there!",
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          "text": "Korjaapa lautaset pois pöydästä.",
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          "english": "Kindly do these tasks.",
          "text": "Teepä nämä tehtävät.",
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          "english": "Let's do them then.",
          "text": "Tehdäänpä ne sitten.",
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          "english": "Give this model a try.",
          "text": "Kokeilkaapa tätä mallia.",
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          "english": "They say that maths is easy, yet you try understand it yourself!",
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          "english": "Well, it's not like there was much that could have been done.",
          "text": "Eipä siinä paljoa ollut tehtävissä.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Well, I hadn't thought of that.",
          "text": "Tuotapa en ollut tullut ajatelleeksi.",
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          "english": "But imagine, if you like, a world where climate change did not exist.",
          "text": "Mutta kuvittelepa maailma, jossa ei olisi ilmastonmuutosta.",
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          "english": "Well, our dog can sing!",
          "text": "Meidänpä koira osaa laulaa!",
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          "english": "I think I'll go home.",
          "text": "Taidanpa lähteä kotiin.",
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          "english": "So you chose to go home, huh.",
          "text": "Taisitpa sitten lähteä kotiin.",
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          "text": "Laitapas lautaset pöytään.",
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          "text": "Siistipäs huoneesi.",
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          "text": "Olisinpa tarttunut tilaisuuteen.",
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          "text": "Oispa kaljaa.",
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          "english": "How inconsiderate of me.",
          "text": "Olinpa ajattelematon.",
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          "text": "Sanonpahan vaan!",
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          "english": "You have to do it, whether you like it or not.",
          "text": "Se sinun pitää tehdä, pidätpä siitä tai et.",
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          "text": "Kukapa minun kanssa haluaisi muutenkaan olla.",
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          "english": "Kindly do these tasks.",
          "text": "Teepä nämä tehtävät.",
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          "text": "Tehdäänpä ne sitten.",
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          "text": "Kokeilkaapa tätä mallia.",
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          "english": "They say that maths is easy, yet you try understand it yourself!",
          "ref": "(informal usage)",
          "text": "Sitä sanotaan että matematiikka on helppoa, vaan yrittäkääpä ymmärtää sitä itse!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "please, kindly (appended to an imperative verb form in order to soften the command or request or turn it into a suggestion, or passive to form an urging hortative)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ],
        [
          "kindly",
          "kindly"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "fi:please"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Well, it's not like there was much that could have been done.",
          "text": "Eipä siinä paljoa ollut tehtävissä.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Well, I hadn't thought of that.",
          "text": "Tuotapa en ollut tullut ajatelleeksi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expresses admission or concession, possibly in a way that expresses defeat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But imagine, if you like, a world where climate change did not exist.",
          "text": "Mutta kuvittelepa maailma, jossa ei olisi ilmastonmuutosta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if you like (used in giving a non-concrete instruction)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if you like",
          "if you like"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "fi:if-you-like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Well, our dog can sing!",
          "text": "Meidänpä koira osaa laulaa!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expresses that the speaker is proud of something, also to boast or brag about something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish informal terms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I think I'll go home.",
          "text": "Taidanpa lähteä kotiin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So you chose to go home, huh.",
          "text": "Taisitpa sitten lähteä kotiin.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to narrate impulsive actions; when describing the speaker's own actions, expresses that the speaker decided to do the action at the referred time; when describing the (past) actions of the person being addressed, implies that the speaker is looking for an explanation."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to narrate impulsive actions; when describing the speaker's own actions, expresses that the speaker decided to do the action at the referred time; when describing the (past) actions of the person being addressed, implies that the speaker is looking for an explanation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "informal",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, go put the plates on the table.",
          "text": "Laitapas lautaset pöytään.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey, go straighten up your room.",
          "text": "Siistipäs huoneesi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When appended to a second-person imperative with the particle -s, gives the command or request a slightly more persuasive or inspiring tone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-s",
          "-s#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "fi:command"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wish I had seized that opportunity.",
          "text": "Olisinpa tarttunut tilaisuuteen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Wish I had some beer.",
          "text": "Oispa kaljaa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I wish (expresses the speaker's desire for something that is not true)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wish",
          "wish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with conditional) I wish (expresses the speaker's desire for something that is not true)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with conditional"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How inconsiderate of me.",
          "text": "Olinpa ajattelematon.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Just saying!",
          "text": "Sanonpahan vaan!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Adds a general emphatic tone, the exact meaning of which depends on the tone of voice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish childish terms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yes I did! (as a response to someone saying the speaker did not do their homework, for example)",
          "text": "Teinpä(s)!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expresses disagreement or objection (by arguing) in the form of an exclamation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "childish",
          "childish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly childish) Expresses disagreement or objection (by arguing) in the form of an exclamation."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-han"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "enclitic",
        "particle",
        "possibly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You have to do it, whether you like it or not.",
          "text": "Se sinun pitää tehdä, pidätpä siitä tai et.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whether (no matter whether or not), no matter (if, what)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whether",
          "whether"
        ],
        [
          "no matter",
          "no matter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I mean, who would want to be with me anyway.",
          "text": "Kukapa minun kanssa haluaisi muutenkaan olla.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With interrogatives and conditional verbs, used to form self-deprecating, often rhetorical questions."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-pɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-pɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-pːɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-pːɑ̝]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "when surprised at something, stronger than -pa",
      "word": "-han"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-pa"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Finnish adjective-forming suffixes",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish noun-forming suffixes",
    "Finnish rare terms",
    "Finnish suffixes",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "-va"
      },
      "expansion": "-va",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nThe original strong grade of the present active participle suffix -va.",
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    {
      "form": "-pä",
      "tags": [
        "front-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{comp}}}",
        "17": "",
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        "2": "suffixes",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "-{{{stem}}}-",
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        "f4nolink": "1",
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      "expansion": "-pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adjective",
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      "expansion": "-pa (front vowel harmony variant -pä, linguistic notation -pA)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "käydä (“to be suitable”) + -pa → käypä (“current, going; valid; popular; suitable, fitting”) (doublet of käyvä (“that which or who suits, goes”))"
        },
        {
          "text": "syödä (“to eat”) + -pa → syöpä (“cancer”) (doublet of syövä (“that which or who eats”))"
        },
        {
          "text": "juoda (“to drink”) + -pa → juopa (“streak”) (doublet of juova (“that which or who drinks”))"
        },
        {
          "text": "suoda (“to give, allow, permit, grant”) + -pa → -suopa (“quality of having an intent or will towards others”, in pahansuopa (“malevolent”)) (doublet of suova (“that which or who allows or permits”))"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms adjectives or nouns of a very limited amount of verbs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-pɑ/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[-pɑ̝]"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "-pa",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: linguistic notation -pA",
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  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-pa",
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}

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