bonjaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian понима́ть (ponimátʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbonjɑː/, [ˈbo̞njɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -onjɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): bon‧jaa

Verb

bonjaa

1. (transitive, Helsinki slang) To understand.

Conjugation

Inflection of bonjaa in Helsinki slang (like type salata)

indicative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bonjaan	en bonjaa	1st sing.	oon bonjannu	en oo bonjannu
2nd sing.		bonjaat	et bonjaa	2nd sing.	oot bonjannu	et oo bonjannu
3rd sing.		bonjaa	ei bonjaa	3rd sing.	on bonjannu	ei oo bonjannu
1st plur.		bonjataan bonjaamme	ei bonjata emme bonjaa	1st plur.	ollaa bonjattu ollaan bonjattu oomme bonjannu	ei olla bonjattu emme oo bonjannu
2nd plur.		bonjaatte	ette bonjaa	2nd plur.	ootte bonjannu	ette oo bonjannu
3rd plur.		bonjaa	ei bonjaa	3rd plur.	on bonjannu	ei oo bonjannu
passive		bonjataan	ei bonjata	passive	on bonjattu	ei olla bonjattu
past				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bonjasin	en bonjannu	1st sing.	olin bonjannu	en ollu bonjannu
2nd sing.		bonjasit	et bonjannu	2nd sing.	olit bonjannu	et ollu bonjannu
3rd sing.		bonjas	ei bonjannu	3rd sing.	oli bonjannu	ei ollu bonjannu
1st plur.		bonjattiin bonjasimme	ei bonjattu emme bonjannu	1st plur.	oltii bonjattu oltiin bonjattu olimme bonjannu	ei oltu bonjattu emme ollu bonjannu
2nd plur.		bonjasitte	ette bonjannu	2nd plur.	olitte bonjannu	ette ollu bonjannu
3rd plur.		bonjas	ei bonjannu	3rd plur.	oli bonjannu	ei ollu bonjannu
passive		bonjattiin	ei bonjattu	passive	oli bonjattu	ei ollu bonjattu
conditional
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bonjaisin	en bonjais	1st sing.	oisin bonjannu	en ois bonjannu
2nd sing.		bonjaisit	et bonjais	2nd sing.	oisit bonjannu	et ois bonjannu
3rd sing.		bonjais	ei bonjais	3rd sing.	ois bonjannu	ei ois bonjannu
1st plur.		bonjattais bonjattas bonjattaisiin bonjaisimme	ei bonjattais ei bonjattas emme bonjais	1st plur.	oltais bonjattu oltas bonjattu oisimme bonjannu	ei oltais bonjattu ei oltas bonjattu emme ois bonjannu
2nd plur.		bonjaisitte	ette bonjais	2nd plur.	oisitte bonjannu	ette ois bonjannu
3rd plur.		bonjais	ei bonjais	3rd plur.	ois bonjannu	ei ois bonjannu
passive		bonjattais bonjattas bonjattaisiin	ei bonjattais ei bonjattas	passive	ois bonjattu	ei ois bonjattu
imperative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		bonjaa	älä bonjaa	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		bonjatkaa	älkää bonjatko	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
potential
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		bonjaa bonjata		present	bonjaava	bonjattava
long 1st1		–		past	bonjannu	bonjattu
2nd	inessive2	bonjates bonjatessa	bonjattaes bonjattaessa	agent4	bonjaama
	instructive	bonjaten	–	negative	bonjaamaton
3rd	inessive	bonjaa bonjaan bonjaamas bonjaamassa	–	1) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
	elative	bonjaamast bonjaamasta	–
	illative	bonjaa bonjaan bonjaamaan	–
	adessive	bonjaamal bonjaamalla	–
	abessive	bonjaamat bonjaamatta	–
	instructive	–	–
4th3	verbal noun	–
5th1		–

Synonyms

• (slang) hiffaa
• (colloquial) kässätä
• käsittää, tajuta, ymmärtää

Anagrams

• banjoa