briiffata

Finnish

Etymology

briiffi +‎ -ata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbriːfːɑtɑˣ/, [ˈbriːfːɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -iːfːɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): briif‧fa‧ta

Verb

briiffata (slang)

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to brief [with elative ‘about’]

   Joo, olen jo briiffannut häntä siitä.

   Yes, I have already briefed her about it.

Conjugation

Inflection of briiffata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		briiffaan	en briiffaa	1st sing.	olen briiffannut	en ole briiffannut
2nd sing.		briiffaat	et briiffaa	2nd sing.	olet briiffannut	et ole briiffannut
3rd sing.		briiffaa	ei briiffaa	3rd sing.	on briiffannut	ei ole briiffannut
1st plur.		briiffaamme	emme briiffaa	1st plur.	olemme briiffanneet	emme ole briiffanneet
2nd plur.		briiffaatte	ette briiffaa	2nd plur.	olette briiffanneet	ette ole briiffanneet
3rd plur.		briiffaavat	eivät briiffaa	3rd plur.	ovat briiffanneet	eivät ole briiffanneet
passive		briiffataan	ei briiffata	passive	on briiffattu	ei ole briiffattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		briiffasin	en briiffannut	1st sing.	olin briiffannut	en ollut briiffannut
2nd sing.		briiffasit	et briiffannut	2nd sing.	olit briiffannut	et ollut briiffannut
3rd sing.		briiffasi	ei briiffannut	3rd sing.	oli briiffannut	ei ollut briiffannut
1st plur.		briiffasimme	emme briiffanneet	1st plur.	olimme briiffanneet	emme olleet briiffanneet
2nd plur.		briiffasitte	ette briiffanneet	2nd plur.	olitte briiffanneet	ette olleet briiffanneet
3rd plur.		briiffasivat	eivät briiffanneet	3rd plur.	olivat briiffanneet	eivät olleet briiffanneet
passive		briiffattiin	ei briiffattu	passive	oli briiffattu	ei ollut briiffattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		briiffaisin	en briiffaisi	1st sing.	olisin briiffannut	en olisi briiffannut
2nd sing.		briiffaisit	et briiffaisi	2nd sing.	olisit briiffannut	et olisi briiffannut
3rd sing.		briiffaisi	ei briiffaisi	3rd sing.	olisi briiffannut	ei olisi briiffannut
1st plur.		briiffaisimme	emme briiffaisi	1st plur.	olisimme briiffanneet	emme olisi briiffanneet
2nd plur.		briiffaisitte	ette briiffaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte briiffanneet	ette olisi briiffanneet
3rd plur.		briiffaisivat	eivät briiffaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat briiffanneet	eivät olisi briiffanneet
passive		briiffattaisiin	ei briiffattaisi	passive	olisi briiffattu	ei olisi briiffattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		briiffaa	älä briiffaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		briiffatkoon	älköön briiffatko	3rd sing.	olkoon briiffannut	älköön olko briiffannut
1st plur.		briiffatkaamme	älkäämme briiffatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		briiffatkaa	älkää briiffatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		briiffatkoot	älkööt briiffatko	3rd plur.	olkoot briiffanneet	älkööt olko briiffanneet
passive		briiffattakoon	älköön briiffattako	passive	olkoon briiffattu	älköön olko briiffattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		briiffannen	en briiffanne	1st sing.	lienen briiffannut	en liene briiffannut
2nd sing.		briiffannet	et briiffanne	2nd sing.	lienet briiffannut	et liene briiffannut
3rd sing.		briiffannee	ei briiffanne	3rd sing.	lienee briiffannut	ei liene briiffannut
1st plur.		briiffannemme	emme briiffanne	1st plur.	lienemme briiffanneet	emme liene briiffanneet
2nd plur.		briiffannette	ette briiffanne	2nd plur.	lienette briiffanneet	ette liene briiffanneet
3rd plur.		briiffannevat	eivät briiffanne	3rd plur.	lienevät briiffanneet	eivät liene briiffanneet
passive		briiffattaneen	ei briiffattane	passive	lienee briiffattu	ei liene briiffattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		briiffata		present	briiffaava	briiffattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st briiffatakseni briiffataksemme 2nd briiffataksesi briiffataksenne 3rd briiffatakseen briiffataksensa		past	briiffannut	briiffattu
2nd	inessive2	briiffatessa	briiffattaessa	agent4	briiffaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st briiffatessani briiffatessamme 2nd briiffatessasi briiffatessanne 3rd briiffatessaan briiffatessansa		negative	briiffaamaton
	instructive	briiffaten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 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.
3rd	inessive	briiffaamassa	—
	elative	briiffaamasta	—
	illative	briiffaamaan	—
	adessive	briiffaamalla	—
	abessive	briiffaamatta	—
	instructive	briiffaaman	briiffattaman
4th3	verbal noun	briiffaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st briiffaamaisillani briiffaamaisillamme 2nd briiffaamaisillasi briiffaamaisillanne 3rd briiffaamaisillaan briiffaamaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to brief, to inform): opastaa, ohjata

Further reading

• “briiffata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02