/ˈpelætæˣ/, [ˈpe̞læt̪æ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *pelgäit'äk, derived from Proto-Uralic *pele- of identical meaning (whence e.g. Northern Sami ballat, Erzya пелемс (pelems), Northern Mansi пилуӈкве (piluňkve) and Hungarian fél).
- transitiveto fear, dread, be afraid of
“pelätä kuollakseen” — to fear for one's life
“pelätä pahinta” — to fear the worst
“Norsut pelkäävät hiiriä.” — The elephants are afraid of mice.
Muodotpelkään(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en pelkää(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen pelännyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole pelännyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · pelkäät(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et pelkää(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet pelännyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole pelännyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · pelkää(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei pelkää(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on pelännyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole pelännyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · pelkäämme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme pelkää(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme pelänneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole pelänneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · pelkäätte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette pelkää(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette pelänneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole pelänneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)