Conjugation of kulkea in Finnish
kulkeato move along, to travel, to passirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kuljen | |
| sinä | kuljet | |
| hän | kulkee | |
| me | kuljemme | |
| te | kuljette | |
| he | kulkevat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- minä
kulkenkuljenDo not use the stem consonant gradation form in the present; first person singular is kuljen. - hän
kuljookulkeeThe 3rd person singular is kulkee, not a doubled-vowel form.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kuljin | |
| sinä | kuljit | |
| hän | kulki | |
| me | kuljimme | |
| te | kuljitte | |
| he | kulkivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
kulkeninkuljinThe past first person singular is kuljin, not a form with -nin.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen kulkenut | |
| sinä | olet kulkenut | |
| hän | on kulkenut | |
| me | olemme kulkeneet | |
| te | olette kulkeneet | |
| he | ovat kulkeneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- me
olemme kulkenutolemme kulkeneetThe plural perfect agrees in participle: olemme kulkeneet, not kulkenut.
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin kulkenut | |
| sinä | olit kulkenut | |
| hän | oli kulkenut | |
| me | olimme kulkeneet | |
| te | olitte kulkeneet | |
| he | olivat kulkeneet |
Common mistakes in the Pluskvamperfekti
- he
olivat kulkenutolivat kulkeneetUse the plural participle kulkeneet with ovat/olivat.
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | kulkisin | |
| sinä | kulkisit | |
| hän | kulkisi | |
| me | kulkisimme | |
| te | kulkisitte | |
| he | kulkisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- sinä
kulkisitkokulkisitThe bare conditional form is kulkisit; question particles are separate and not part of the core conjugation.
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | kulje | |
| hän | kulkekoon | |
| me | kulkekaamme | |
| te | kulkekaa | |
| he | kulkekoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
kuljetkuljeThe 2nd person singular imperative is the bare stem kulje, not the indicative present form.
kulkea — frequently asked questions
Is kulkea a regular verb?
No — kulkea is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does kulkea mean?
kulkea is a Finnish verb meaning "to move along, to travel, to pass".