hukkaa

Hukkaa is the third-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb hukata, meaning to lose, misplace, or waste something. The infinitive hukata is a transitive verb whose meaning encompasses both concrete objects and abstract resources, such as time or money. The form hukkaa is used when referring to “he” or “she” loses or wastes.

Hukata derives from the noun hukka, which in Finnish carries the sense of loss, damage, or misplacement. In usage, hukkaa typically conveys that someone has caused a loss or wasted something rather than simply not keeping track of it. It can be applied to physical items (for example, keys) as well as to non-physical resources (such as money or time).

Conjugation and usage notes: hukata is a Type 1 Finnish verb, and its present indicative forms follow the standard pattern for this class. Examples include: minä hukkaan (I lose/waste), sinä hukkaat (you lose/waste), hän hukkaa (he/she loses/wastes), me hukkaamme (we lose/waste), te hukkaatte (you all lose/waste), he hukkaavat (they lose/waste). In sentences, hukkaa commonly takes a direct object in the possessive or accusative form, such as avaimensa (his/her keys) or rahansa (his/her money).

Compared with related terms, hukata is broader than verbs that imply deliberate disposal or destruction, and it is frequently used in everyday Finnish to describe accidental loss, waste, or misplacement. The noun hukka remains distinct as the concept of loss or waste itself, while hukata provides the verb form to describe the act.