/ˈkysyæˣ/, [ˈk̟ys̠yæ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *küsüdäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic *küśe-w-. Compare Karelian kyšyö, Estonian küsida, Erzya кевкстемс (kevkstems) and Moksha кизефтемс (kizeftems).
- intransitiveto ask, inquire/enquire
“Kysyn häneltä Pekasta.” — I will ask her/him about Pekka.
“Kysyimme heiltä avusta, jota he lupasivat.” — We asked them about the help they promised.
- transitiveto ask, inquire/enquire
“Kysyin sinulta tätä asiaa.” — I asked you about/for this thing.
“Kysyimme heiltä apua.” — We asked them for help.
- figuratively, transitiveto take, require, necessitate, call for
“Lapsen kasvattaminen kysyy kärsivällisyyttä.” — Raising a child requires patience.
Muodotkysyn(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kysy(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kysynyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kysynyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kysyt(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kysy(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kysynyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kysynyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kysyy(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kysy(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kysynyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kysynyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kysymme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kysy(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kysyneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kysyneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kysytte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kysy(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kysyneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kysyneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)