/ˈpestæˣ/, [ˈpe̞s̠tæ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *pestäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic *pese- (compare Erzya пезэмс (pezëms)).
- transitiveto wash
“pestä astiat” — to do the dishes
“pestä pyykkiä” — to wash clothes, do the laundry
- transitiveto launder (disguise the source of)
“pestä rahaa” — to launder money
- colloquial, transitiveto defeat; to beat, to be better than
Muodotpesen(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en pese(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen pessyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole pessyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · peset(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et pese(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet pessyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole pessyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · pesee(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei pese(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on pessyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole pessyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · pesemme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme pese(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme pesseet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole pesseet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · pesette(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette pese(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette pesseet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole pesseet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)