Finnish

Suffix

-uu ‎(front vowel harmony variant -yy)

1. Forms nouns from verbs.

   evätä ‎(“to deny”) → epuu ‎(“refusal”)

   hakata ‎(“to beat, chop, cut”) → hakkuu ‎(“chopping, logging”)

   kerätä ‎(“to collect”) → keruu ‎(“collecting”)

Usage notes

This suffix is used for some verbs whose citation form ends in -ata or -ätä. The back vowel harmony form -uu is used even when the stem has e or i. The verbal stem is in the strong grade if applicable.

See also

• -o
• -u