kuhnailla

Finnish

Etymology

kuhnia +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhnɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈkuxnɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhnɑilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kuh‧nail‧la

Verb

kuhnailla

1. to dawdle, to linger, to procrastinate

Conjugation

Inflection of kuhnailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnailen	en kuhnaile	1st sing.	olen kuhnaillut	en ole kuhnaillut
2nd sing.		kuhnailet	et kuhnaile	2nd sing.	olet kuhnaillut	et ole kuhnaillut
3rd sing.		kuhnailee	ei kuhnaile	3rd sing.	on kuhnaillut	ei ole kuhnaillut
1st plur.		kuhnailemme	emme kuhnaile	1st plur.	olemme kuhnailleet	emme ole kuhnailleet
2nd plur.		kuhnailette	ette kuhnaile	2nd plur.	olette kuhnailleet	ette ole kuhnailleet
3rd plur.		kuhnailevat	eivät kuhnaile	3rd plur.	ovat kuhnailleet	eivät ole kuhnailleet
passive		kuhnaillaan	ei kuhnailla	passive	on kuhnailtu	ei ole kuhnailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnailin	en kuhnaillut	1st sing.	olin kuhnaillut	en ollut kuhnaillut
2nd sing.		kuhnailit	et kuhnaillut	2nd sing.	olit kuhnaillut	et ollut kuhnaillut
3rd sing.		kuhnaili	ei kuhnaillut	3rd sing.	oli kuhnaillut	ei ollut kuhnaillut
1st plur.		kuhnailimme	emme kuhnailleet	1st plur.	olimme kuhnailleet	emme olleet kuhnailleet
2nd plur.		kuhnailitte	ette kuhnailleet	2nd plur.	olitte kuhnailleet	ette olleet kuhnailleet
3rd plur.		kuhnailivat	eivät kuhnailleet	3rd plur.	olivat kuhnailleet	eivät olleet kuhnailleet
passive		kuhnailtiin	ei kuhnailtu	passive	oli kuhnailtu	ei ollut kuhnailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnailisin	en kuhnailisi	1st sing.	olisin kuhnaillut	en olisi kuhnaillut
2nd sing.		kuhnailisit	et kuhnailisi	2nd sing.	olisit kuhnaillut	et olisi kuhnaillut
3rd sing.		kuhnailisi	ei kuhnailisi	3rd sing.	olisi kuhnaillut	ei olisi kuhnaillut
1st plur.		kuhnailisimme	emme kuhnailisi	1st plur.	olisimme kuhnailleet	emme olisi kuhnailleet
2nd plur.		kuhnailisitte	ette kuhnailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kuhnailleet	ette olisi kuhnailleet
3rd plur.		kuhnailisivat	eivät kuhnailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kuhnailleet	eivät olisi kuhnailleet
passive		kuhnailtaisiin	ei kuhnailtaisi	passive	olisi kuhnailtu	ei olisi kuhnailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kuhnaile	älä kuhnaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kuhnailkoon	älköön kuhnailko	3rd sing.	olkoon kuhnaillut	älköön olko kuhnaillut
1st plur.		kuhnailkaamme	älkäämme kuhnailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kuhnailkaa	älkää kuhnailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kuhnailkoot	älkööt kuhnailko	3rd plur.	olkoot kuhnailleet	älkööt olko kuhnailleet
passive		kuhnailtakoon	älköön kuhnailtako	passive	olkoon kuhnailtu	älköön olko kuhnailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnaillen	en kuhnaille	1st sing.	lienen kuhnaillut	en liene kuhnaillut
2nd sing.		kuhnaillet	et kuhnaille	2nd sing.	lienet kuhnaillut	et liene kuhnaillut
3rd sing.		kuhnaillee	ei kuhnaille	3rd sing.	lienee kuhnaillut	ei liene kuhnaillut
1st plur.		kuhnaillemme	emme kuhnaille	1st plur.	lienemme kuhnailleet	emme liene kuhnailleet
2nd plur.		kuhnaillette	ette kuhnaille	2nd plur.	lienette kuhnailleet	ette liene kuhnailleet
3rd plur.		kuhnaillevat	eivät kuhnaille	3rd plur.	lienevät kuhnailleet	eivät liene kuhnailleet
passive		kuhnailtaneen	ei kuhnailtane	passive	lienee kuhnailtu	ei liene kuhnailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kuhnailla		present	kuhnaileva	kuhnailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhnaillakseni kuhnaillaksemme 2nd kuhnaillaksesi kuhnaillaksenne 3rd kuhnaillakseen kuhnaillaksensa		past	kuhnaillut	kuhnailtu
2nd	inessive2	kuhnaillessa	kuhnailtaessa	agent4	kuhnailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhnaillessani kuhnaillessamme 2nd kuhnaillessasi kuhnaillessanne 3rd kuhnaillessaan kuhnaillessansa		negative	kuhnailematon
	instructive	kuhnaillen	—	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	kuhnailemassa	—
	elative	kuhnailemasta	—
	illative	kuhnailemaan	—
	adessive	kuhnailemalla	—
	abessive	kuhnailematta	—
	instructive	kuhnaileman	kuhnailtaman
4th3	verbal noun	kuhnaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhnailemaisillani kuhnailemaisillamme 2nd kuhnailemaisillasi kuhnailemaisillanne 3rd kuhnailemaisillaan kuhnailemaisillansa

Derived terms

• kuhnailija
• kuhnailu

 

Further reading

• “kuhnailla”, 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