Jatkaa

Jatkaa is a Finnish verb that means to continue, to proceed, or to go on. It is used to express the continuation of an action or process, to pick up where something left off, or to instruct someone to keep doing something. The form is common in everyday speech, literature, and official texts.

Classification and etymology: jatkaa is a regular verb of the first conjugation in Finnish. The stem is jatka- and the infinitive form is jatkaa. The word derives from the root jatka- meaning to continue, with productive suffixed forms common in Finnish verb formation. The past participle is jatkanut, and related participles include jatkava (present participle) and jatkettava (to be continued).

Conjugation overview: Infinitive jatkaa. Present indicative forms: minä jatkan, sinä jatkat, hän jatkaa, me jatkamme, te jatkatte, he jatkavat. Imperfect (past): minä jatkoin, sinä jatkoit, hän jatkoi, me jatkoimme, te jatkoitte, he jatkoivat. Perfect: olen jatkanut, olet jatkanut, on jatkanut, olemme jatkaneet, olette jatkanut, he ovat jatkanut (have continued). Imperative: singular jatka!, plural jatkakaa!. Negation: en jatka, et jatka, ei jatka; me emme jatka, te ette jatka, he eivät jatka. Passive-like expression is not typical in Finnish; instead use the context or participial phrases such as “jatkettava” to denote ongoing continuation in a sentence.

Usage notes: Jatkaa frequently appears in directions, narratives, and instruction manuals to signal continuation or forward movement. It also features in a wide range of compound expressions and collocations, and its imperative forms are among the most common in Finnish speech. The term is considered neutral and widely understood across registers.