Suuttaa

Suuttaa is a Finnish verb meaning to anger or to provoke anger in someone. It is the causative form of suuttua, which means to become angry. As a transitive verb, suuttaa takes a person or group as its direct object; the subject is whatever causes the anger. For example, Se suututti minut translates to “That made me angry,” and Uutinen suututti hänet means “The news angered him.”

In contrast, suuttua is intransitive and means “to become angry,” as in Minä suutuin, “I became angry.” Finnish often uses both forms to distinguish the cause of anger from the emotional reaction itself.

Usage notes and nuances

Suuttaa is used to describe actions, statements, or events that trigger anger in someone. It can convey a stronger or more direct sense of anger than milder verbs such as ärsyttää (to irritate or annoy). The verb commonly appears in reporting, storytelling, and everyday speech when noting an emotional reaction to something said or done.

Forms and derivations

The base is related to suuttua and participates in the same verb family as other -uttaa verbs in Finnish. Related forms include suututtava (something that angers someone) and suututtaminen (the act of angering someone). The nuance is that suuttaa expresses causation of anger, while suuttua expresses the internal emotional state.

See also

suuttua, suututtaa, suututtava, ärsyttää