irrottaa

Finnish

Etymology

irrota +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈirːotːɑːˣ/, [ˈirːo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -irːotːɑː
Hyphenation^(key): ir‧rot‧taa

Verb

irrottaa

(transitive) to loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo, separate, release, untether, decouple, take off, dislodge (cause something to cease to be attached or a part of something else, either physically or abstractly; make something detached or separate from something else)
Antonym: kiinnittää

irrottaa jarru ― to release the brake

irrottaa kytkin ― to disengage the clutch

irrottaa puhelin seinästä ― to disconnect the telephone

irrottaa vene ― to unmoor/undock a boat

irrottaa katseensa (+ elative) ― to take one's eyes off

irrottaa otteensa (+ elative) ― to let go (of), loosen one's grip

Irrotin sonnin lieasta ja sain pötkiä pakoon.
I untethered the bull and had to make a quick getaway.

Alus irrotettiin karilta monen hinaajan voimin.
The ship was dislodged from the rock with the help of multiple tugboats.

Poika irrotti otteensa ja putosi.
The boy loosened his grip and fell.

Kalkkunan koivet irrotetaan ruhosta.
The legs of the turkey are separated from the carcass.

Conjugation

Inflection of irrottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)

indicative mood

present tense

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

irrotan

en irrota

1st sing.

olen irrottanut

en ole irrottanut

2nd sing.

irrotat

et irrota

2nd sing.

olet irrottanut

et ole irrottanut

3rd sing.

irrottaa

ei irrota

3rd sing.

on irrottanut

ei ole irrottanut

1st plur.

irrotamme

emme irrota

1st plur.

olemme irrottaneet

emme ole irrottaneet

2nd plur.

irrotatte

ette irrota

2nd plur.

olette irrottaneet

ette ole irrottaneet

3rd plur.

irrottavat

eivät irrota

3rd plur.

ovat irrottaneet

eivät ole irrottaneet

passive

irrotetaan

ei irroteta

passive

on irrotettu

ei ole irrotettu

past tense

pluperfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

irrotin

en irrottanut

1st sing.

olin irrottanut

en ollut irrottanut

2nd sing.

irrotit

et irrottanut

2nd sing.

olit irrottanut

et ollut irrottanut

3rd sing.

irrotti

ei irrottanut

3rd sing.

oli irrottanut

ei ollut irrottanut

1st plur.

irrotimme

emme irrottaneet

1st plur.

olimme irrottaneet

emme olleet irrottaneet

2nd plur.

irrotitte

ette irrottaneet

2nd plur.

olitte irrottaneet

ette olleet irrottaneet

3rd plur.

irrottivat

eivät irrottaneet

3rd plur.

olivat irrottaneet

eivät olleet irrottaneet

passive

irrotettiin

ei irrotettu

passive

oli irrotettu

ei ollut irrotettu

conditional mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

irrottaisin

en irrottaisi

1st sing.

olisin irrottanut

en olisi irrottanut

2nd sing.

irrottaisit

et irrottaisi

2nd sing.

olisit irrottanut

et olisi irrottanut

3rd sing.

irrottaisi

ei irrottaisi

3rd sing.

olisi irrottanut

ei olisi irrottanut

1st plur.

irrottaisimme

emme irrottaisi

1st plur.

olisimme irrottaneet

emme olisi irrottaneet

2nd plur.

irrottaisitte

ette irrottaisi

2nd plur.

olisitte irrottaneet

ette olisi irrottaneet

3rd plur.

irrottaisivat

eivät irrottaisi

3rd plur.

olisivat irrottaneet

eivät olisi irrottaneet

passive

irrotettaisiin

ei irrotettaisi

passive

olisi irrotettu

ei olisi irrotettu

imperative mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

—

1st sing.

—

2nd sing.

irrota

älä irrota

2nd sing.

—

3rd sing.

irrottakoon

älköön irrottako

3rd sing.

olkoon irrottanut

älköön olko irrottanut

1st plur.

irrottakaamme

älkäämme irrottako

1st plur.

—

2nd plur.

irrottakaa

älkää irrottako

2nd plur.

—

3rd plur.

irrottakoot

älkööt irrottako

3rd plur.

olkoot irrottaneet

älkööt olko irrottaneet

passive

irrotettakoon

älköön irrotettako

passive

olkoon irrotettu

älköön olko irrotettu

potential mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

irrottanen

en irrottane

1st sing.

lienen irrottanut

en liene irrottanut

2nd sing.

irrottanet

et irrottane

2nd sing.

lienet irrottanut

et liene irrottanut

3rd sing.

irrottanee

ei irrottane

3rd sing.

lienee irrottanut

ei liene irrottanut

1st plur.

irrottanemme

emme irrottane

1st plur.

lienemme irrottaneet

emme liene irrottaneet

2nd plur.

irrottanette

ette irrottane

2nd plur.

lienette irrottaneet

ette liene irrottaneet

3rd plur.

irrottanevat

eivät irrottane

3rd plur.

lienevät irrottaneet

eivät liene irrottaneet

passive

irrotettaneen

ei irrotettane

passive

lienee irrotettu

ei liene irrotettu

Nominal forms

infinitives

participles

active

passive

active

passive

1st

irrottaa

present

irrottava

irrotettava

long 1st¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	irrottaakseni	irrottaaksemme
2nd	irrottaaksesi	irrottaaksenne
3rd	irrottaakseen irrottaaksensa

past

irrottanut

irrotettu

2nd

inessive²

irrottaessa

irrotettaessa

agent⁴

irrottama

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	irrottaessani	irrottaessamme
2nd	irrottaessasi	irrottaessanne
3rd	irrottaessaan irrottaessansa

negative

irrottamaton

instructive

irrottaen

—

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 irrottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd

inessive

irrottamassa

—

elative

irrottamasta

—

illative

irrottamaan

—

adessive

irrottamalla