purkaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

purkaa (transitive)

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

   Synonym: purkaa osiin

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

   Synonym: purkaa salaus

9. (programming) to destruct (an object)

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.	—	—
3rd sing.		purkakoon	älköön purkako	3rd sing.	olkoon purkanut	älköön olko purkanut
1st plur.		purkakaamme	älkäämme purkako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		purkakaa	älkää purkako	2nd plur.	—	—
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 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st purkaakseni purkaaksemme 2nd purkaaksesi purkaaksenne 3rd purkaakseen purkaaksensa		past	purkanut	purettu
2nd	inessive2	purkaessa	purettaessa	agent4	purkama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st purkaessani purkaessamme 2nd purkaessasi purkaessanne 3rd purkaessaan purkaessansa		negative	purkamaton
	instructive	purkaen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. * The third-person singular indicative form purkaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	purkamassa	—
	elative	purkamasta	—
	illative	purkamaan	—
	adessive	purkamalla	—
	abessive	purkamatta	—
	instructive	purkaman	purettaman
4th3	verbal noun	purkaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st purkamaisillani purkamaisillamme 2nd purkamaisillasi purkamaisillanne 3rd purkamaisillaan purkamaisillansa

Derived terms

• purkaamo
• purkaantua
• purkain
• purkaja
• purkauma
• purku

 

idioms

• purattaa
• purkaa kiukkuaan
• purkaa paineita
• purkaa sydäntään
• purkaminen
• purkamo
• purkautua

 

Further reading

• “purkaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Verb

purkaa

1. second-person plural present imperative of purra

Anagrams

• parkua