snaijaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian знать (znatʹ, “to know”), in first person singular зна́ю (znáju), from Old East Slavic знати (znati), from Proto-Slavic *znati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑi̯jɑː/, [ˈs̠nɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑijɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): snai‧jaa

Verb

snaijaa (Helsinki slang)

1. to understand, grab, get it

Conjugation

Inflection of snaijaa in Helsinki slang (like type salata)

indicative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		snaijaan	en snaijaa	1st sing.	oon snaijannu	en oo snaijannu
2nd sing.		snaijaat	et snaijaa	2nd sing.	oot snaijannu	et oo snaijannu
3rd sing.		snaijaa	ei snaijaa	3rd sing.	on snaijannu	ei oo snaijannu
1st plur.		snaijataan snaijaamme	ei snaijata emme snaijaa	1st plur.	ollaa snaijattu ollaan snaijattu oomme snaijannu	ei olla snaijattu emme oo snaijannu
2nd plur.		snaijaatte	ette snaijaa	2nd plur.	ootte snaijannu	ette oo snaijannu
3rd plur.		snaijaa	ei snaijaa	3rd plur.	on snaijannu	ei oo snaijannu
passive		snaijataan	ei snaijata	passive	on snaijattu	ei olla snaijattu
past				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		snaijasin	en snaijannu	1st sing.	olin snaijannu	en ollu snaijannu
2nd sing.		snaijasit	et snaijannu	2nd sing.	olit snaijannu	et ollu snaijannu
3rd sing.		snaijas	ei snaijannu	3rd sing.	oli snaijannu	ei ollu snaijannu
1st plur.		snaijattiin snaijasimme	ei snaijattu emme snaijannu	1st plur.	oltii snaijattu oltiin snaijattu olimme snaijannu	ei oltu snaijattu emme ollu snaijannu
2nd plur.		snaijasitte	ette snaijannu	2nd plur.	olitte snaijannu	ette ollu snaijannu
3rd plur.		snaijas	ei snaijannu	3rd plur.	oli snaijannu	ei ollu snaijannu
passive		snaijattiin	ei snaijattu	passive	oli snaijattu	ei ollu snaijattu
conditional
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		snaijaisin	en snaijais	1st sing.	oisin snaijannu	en ois snaijannu
2nd sing.		snaijaisit	et snaijais	2nd sing.	oisit snaijannu	et ois snaijannu
3rd sing.		snaijais	ei snaijais	3rd sing.	ois snaijannu	ei ois snaijannu
1st plur.		snaijattais snaijattas snaijattaisiin snaijaisimme	ei snaijattais ei snaijattas emme snaijais	1st plur.	oltais snaijattu oltas snaijattu oisimme snaijannu	ei oltais snaijattu ei oltas snaijattu emme ois snaijannu
2nd plur.		snaijaisitte	ette snaijais	2nd plur.	oisitte snaijannu	ette ois snaijannu
3rd plur.		snaijais	ei snaijais	3rd plur.	ois snaijannu	ei ois snaijannu
passive		snaijattais snaijattas snaijattaisiin	ei snaijattais ei snaijattas	passive	ois snaijattu	ei ois snaijattu
imperative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		snaijaa	älä snaijaa	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		snaijatkaa	älkää snaijatko	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		snaijaa snaijata		present	snaijaava	snaijattava
long 1st1		–		past	snaijannu	snaijattu
2nd	inessive2	snaijates snaijatessa	snaijattaes snaijattaessa	agent4	snaijaama
	instructive	snaijaten	–	negative	snaijaamaton
3rd	inessive	snaijaa snaijaan snaijaamas snaijaamassa	–	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	snaijaamast snaijaamasta	–
	illative	snaijaa snaijaan snaijaamaan	–
	adessive	snaijaamal snaijaamalla	–
	abessive	snaijaamat snaijaamatta	–
	instructive	–	–
4th3	verbal noun	–
5th1		–