/ˈperɑtɑˣ/, [ˈpe̞rɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *përgat'ak, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to take care of, to keep”), in which case, a doublet with pärjätä. This has been disputed however.
- transitiveto gut (eviscerate a fish)
- transitiveto clean, pick (remove useless parts of something, such as cleaning berries or mushrooms etc.)
- transitiveto weed (remove unwanted plants from farmland, a plant nursery, etc.)
- transitiveto clean a body of water by removing rocks, vegetation etc. (in case of rivers or creeks, may also include straightening)
- transitiveto clear (forestland, etc.) into a field, pasture, etc.
“Suomalaisen kuokka, aura,
Kyntäneet on Suomenmaan,
Kasvoi vehnä taikka kaura,
Maa on meidän perkamaa.” — The hoe, plough of a Finnish man,
has plowed the Finnish land,
Wheat or oats, no matter the grain,
the land was cleared by us
Muodotperkaan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en perkaa(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen perannut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole perannut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · perkaat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et perkaa(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet perannut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole perannut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · perkaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei perkaa(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on perannut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole perannut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · perkaamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme perkaa(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme peranneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole peranneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · perkaatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette perkaa(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette peranneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole peranneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)