Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: hotkia

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hotkia Sep 27th 2012, 03:21 ‎Usage notes: also, English-speakers usually more-or-less preserve foreign-language names when translating ← Older revision Revision as of 03:21, 27 September 2012 (One intermediate revision by one user not shown) Line 17: Line 17:   ====Usage notes====   ====Usage notes====   * Being a momentane verb, ''[[hotkaista]]'' is used when the amount of the food to be wolfed down is confined or the moment of eating is transient, whereas ''hotkia'' is used when the duration of the eating is longer, more continuous or more or less indefinite. The difference can sometimes be translated in English by using the continuous tense.   * Being a momentane verb, ''[[hotkaista]]'' is used when the amount of the food to be wolfed down is confined or the moment of eating is transient, whereas ''hotkia'' is used when the duration of the eating is longer, more continuous or more or less indefinite. The difference can sometimes be translated in English by using the continuous tense. − *:* ''[[Pekka]] '''hotki''' [[omena|omenia]], [[kun]] [[minä]] [[tulla|tulin]] [[koti]]in.'' + *:* ''Pekka '''hotki''' omenia, kun minä tulin kotiin.'' − *:** ''Peter '''was gorging himself''' on apples when I came home.'' + *:*: Pekka '''was gorging himself''' on apples when I came home. − *:* ''Pekka '''hotkaisi''' omenan [[ja]] [[juosta|juoksi]] [[ovi|ovesta]] [[ulos]].'' + *:* ''Pekka '''hotkaisi''' omenan ja juoksi ovesta ulos.'' − *:** ''Peter '''wolfed''' the apple '''down''' and ran out the door.'' + *:*: Pekka '''wolfed''' the apple '''down''' and ran out the door.       ====Conjugation====   ====Conjugation====

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