hikottaa

Finnish

Etymology

hikka +‎ -ottaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhikotːɑːˣ/, [ˈhiko̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ikotːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): hi‧kot‧taa

Verb

hikottaa

1. (impersonal + partitive) to have hiccups

   Minua hikottaa. ― I have hickups.

   Meitä hikottaa. ― We have hickups.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to cause hiccups (to)

   Olut - varsinkin, jos juon sen nopeasti - hikottaa minua.

   Beer - especially if I drink it fast - causes hiccups to me.

Usage notes

• This is an impersonal verb, i.e. the person who is having the hiccups is in partitive and the sentence does not need to have a grammatical subject. The cause, if mentioned, will be the grammatical subject.

Conjugation

Mostly only used in the third person.

Inflection of hikottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		hikotan	en hikota	1st sing.	olen hikottanut	en ole hikottanut
2nd sing.		hikotat	et hikota	2nd sing.	olet hikottanut	et ole hikottanut
3rd sing.		hikottaa	ei hikota	3rd sing.	on hikottanut	ei ole hikottanut
1st plur.		hikotamme	emme hikota	1st plur.	olemme hikottaneet	emme ole hikottaneet
2nd plur.		hikotatte	ette hikota	2nd plur.	olette hikottaneet	ette ole hikottaneet
3rd plur.		hikottavat	eivät hikota	3rd plur.	ovat hikottaneet	eivät ole hikottaneet
passive		hikotetaan	ei hikoteta	passive	on hikotettu	ei ole hikotettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		hikotin	en hikottanut	1st sing.	olin hikottanut	en ollut hikottanut
2nd sing.		hikotit	et hikottanut	2nd sing.	olit hikottanut	et ollut hikottanut
3rd sing.		hikotti	ei hikottanut	3rd sing.	oli hikottanut	ei ollut hikottanut
1st plur.		hikotimme	emme hikottaneet	1st plur.	olimme hikottaneet	emme olleet hikottaneet
2nd plur.		hikotitte	ette hikottaneet	2nd plur.	olitte hikottaneet	ette olleet hikottaneet
3rd plur.		hikottivat	eivät hikottaneet	3rd plur.	olivat hikottaneet	eivät olleet hikottaneet
passive		hikotettiin	ei hikotettu	passive	oli hikotettu	ei ollut hikotettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		hikottaisin	en hikottaisi	1st sing.	olisin hikottanut	en olisi hikottanut
2nd sing.		hikottaisit	et hikottaisi	2nd sing.	olisit hikottanut	et olisi hikottanut
3rd sing.		hikottaisi	ei hikottaisi	3rd sing.	olisi hikottanut	ei olisi hikottanut
1st plur.		hikottaisimme	emme hikottaisi	1st plur.	olisimme hikottaneet	emme olisi hikottaneet
2nd plur.		hikottaisitte	ette hikottaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte hikottaneet	ette olisi hikottaneet
3rd plur.		hikottaisivat	eivät hikottaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat hikottaneet	eivät olisi hikottaneet
passive		hikotettaisiin	ei hikotettaisi	passive	olisi hikotettu	ei olisi hikotettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		hikota	älä hikota	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		hikottakoon	älköön hikottako	3rd sing.	olkoon hikottanut	älköön olko hikottanut
1st plur.		hikottakaamme	älkäämme hikottako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		hikottakaa	älkää hikottako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		hikottakoot	älkööt hikottako	3rd plur.	olkoot hikottaneet	älkööt olko hikottaneet
passive		hikotettakoon	älköön hikotettako	passive	olkoon hikotettu	älköön olko hikotettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		hikottanen	en hikottane	1st sing.	lienen hikottanut	en liene hikottanut
2nd sing.		hikottanet	et hikottane	2nd sing.	lienet hikottanut	et liene hikottanut
3rd sing.		hikottanee	ei hikottane	3rd sing.	lienee hikottanut	ei liene hikottanut
1st plur.		hikottanemme	emme hikottane	1st plur.	lienemme hikottaneet	emme liene hikottaneet
2nd plur.		hikottanette	ette hikottane	2nd plur.	lienette hikottaneet	ette liene hikottaneet
3rd plur.		hikottanevat	eivät hikottane	3rd plur.	lienevät hikottaneet	eivät liene hikottaneet
passive		hikotettaneen	ei hikotettane	passive	lienee hikotettu	ei liene hikotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		hikottaa		present	hikottava	hikotettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st hikottaakseni hikottaaksemme 2nd hikottaaksesi hikottaaksenne 3rd hikottaakseen hikottaaksensa		past	hikottanut	hikotettu
2nd	inessive2	hikottaessa	hikotettaessa	agent4	hikottama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st hikottaessani hikottaessamme 2nd hikottaessasi hikottaessanne 3rd hikottaessaan hikottaessansa		negative	hikottamaton
	instructive	hikottaen	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. * The third-person singular indicative form hikottaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	hikottamassa	—
	elative	hikottamasta	—
	illative	hikottamaan	—
	adessive	hikottamalla	—
	abessive	hikottamatta	—
	instructive	hikottaman	hikotettaman
4th3	verbal noun	hikottaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st hikottamaisillani hikottamaisillamme 2nd hikottamaisillasi hikottamaisillanne 3rd hikottamaisillaan hikottamaisillansa

Derived terms

• hikotella
• hikotus
• hikotuttaa