suihuttaa

Suihuttaa is a Finnish verb meaning to spray or squirt, i.e., to force a liquid to be emitted in a spray or mist from a nozzle or outlet. It is used for actions such as watering plants with a spray bottle, applying fertilizer or pesticides, cleaning with a spray, painting with a spray method, or releasing perfume or other aerosols. The meaning is typically literal but can be extended figuratively to describe showering or coating something with particles.

Origin and usage: The verb is formed from the noun suihku (“shower,” “spray”) with the suffix -uttaa, yielding a transitive verb meaning “to cause to spray.” In Finnish, the object of suihuttaa is usually in the partitive case when the action is ongoing or indefinite, for example: suihutan vettä (I spray water).

Conjugation: Suihuttaa follows the regular -taa verb pattern. Present tense forms are: minä suihutan, sinä suihutat, hän suihuttaa, me suihutamme, te suihutatte, he suihuttavat. Imperfect forms include: minä suihutin, sinä suihutit, hän suihutti, me suihutimme, te suihutitte, he suittuivat. The passive present is suihkutetaan. The infinitive is suihuttaa. The present participle is suihuttava, and the past participle is suihutettu.

Usage notes: The verb commonly appears with liquids such as water, paint, fertilizer, pesticides, or fragrance. It is a regular, productive verb in Finnish and can appear in various tenses and moods like other -taa verbs.

Related terms: suihkuttaminen (spraying), suihkutus (spraying action), suihkepullo (spray bottle), suihku (shower, spray).