svengata
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swedish svänga. Compare also English swing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]svengata (colloquial, intransitive)
- to groove (to perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music)
- Aloin juuri svengata bändin mukana, kun meidän piti lähteä.
- I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.
- Bändi svengasi hyvin yhteen.
- The band grooved well together.
- (dated) to be going, to be doing, to be happening
- Hei, friidut, kuinka svengaa?
- Hi, girls, how's it going? / Hi, girls, how are you doing? / Hi, girls, what's happening?
- (dated) to have a good time
- Porukalla näytti svengaavan.
- It seemed that the folks had a good time.
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of svengata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | svengaan | en svengaa | 1st sing. | olen svengannut | en ole svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | svengaat | et svengaa | 2nd sing. | olet svengannut | et ole svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | svengaa | ei svengaa | 3rd sing. | on svengannut | ei ole svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | svengaamme | emme svengaa | 1st plur. | olemme svenganneet | emme ole svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | svengaatte | ette svengaa | 2nd plur. | olette svenganneet | ette ole svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | svengaavat | eivät svengaa | 3rd plur. | ovat svenganneet | eivät ole svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | svengataan | ei svengata | passive | on svengattu | ei ole svengattu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | svengasin | en svengannut | 1st sing. | olin svengannut | en ollut svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | svengasit | et svengannut | 2nd sing. | olit svengannut | et ollut svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | svengasi | ei svengannut | 3rd sing. | oli svengannut | ei ollut svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | svengasimme | emme svenganneet | 1st plur. | olimme svenganneet | emme olleet svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | svengasitte | ette svenganneet | 2nd plur. | olitte svenganneet | ette olleet svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | svengasivat | eivät svenganneet | 3rd plur. | olivat svenganneet | eivät olleet svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | svengattiin | ei svengattu | passive | oli svengattu | ei ollut svengattu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | svengaisin | en svengaisi | 1st sing. | olisin svengannut | en olisi svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | svengaisit | et svengaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit svengannut | et olisi svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | svengaisi | ei svengaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi svengannut | ei olisi svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | svengaisimme | emme svengaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme svenganneet | emme olisi svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | svengaisitte | ette svengaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte svenganneet | ette olisi svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | svengaisivat | eivät svengaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat svenganneet | eivät olisi svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | svengattaisiin | ei svengattaisi | passive | olisi svengattu | ei olisi svengattu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | svengaa | älä svengaa | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | svengatkoon | älköön svengatko | 3rd sing. | olkoon svengannut | älköön olko svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | svengatkaamme | älkäämme svengatko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | svengatkaa | älkää svengatko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | svengatkoot | älkööt svengatko | 3rd plur. | olkoot svenganneet | älkööt olko svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | svengattakoon | älköön svengattako | passive | olkoon svengattu | älköön olko svengattu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | svengannen | en svenganne | 1st sing. | lienen svengannut | en liene svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | svengannet | et svenganne | 2nd sing. | lienet svengannut | et liene svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | svengannee | ei svenganne | 3rd sing. | lienee svengannut | ei liene svengannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | svengannemme | emme svenganne | 1st plur. | lienemme svenganneet | emme liene svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | svengannette | ette svenganne | 2nd plur. | lienette svenganneet | ette liene svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | svengannevat | eivät svenganne | 3rd plur. | lienevät svenganneet | eivät liene svenganneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | svengattaneen | ei svengattane | passive | lienee svengattu | ei liene svengattu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | svengata | present | svengaava | svengattava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | svengannut | svengattu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | svengatessa | svengattaessa | agent4 | svengaama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | svengaamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | svengaten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | svengaamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | svengaamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | svengaamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | svengaamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | svengaamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | svengaaman | svengattaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | svengaaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to be going): mennä
- Kuinka svengaa? / Miten menee?
- How is it going?
- (to have a good time): olla hauskaa, olla kivaa, pitää hauskaa, viihtyä
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “svengata”, 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 2023-07-03
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