vinkata
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vinkata
- (transitive) to wave, beckon (to give a sign to someone by raising one's hand, e.g. to stop a car, to call a waiter)
- Voisitko vinkata meille taksin!
- Could you wave a taxi for us, please!
- (transitive) to give a hint, to tip
- Voisitko vinkata minulle hyvän hevosen?
- Could you tip a good horse for me?
- (transitive, usually atelic) to give a wink, to wink (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion; often with silmää)
- Hän vinkkasi silmää minulle ― He winked at me
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of vinkata (Kotus type 73*A/salata, kk-k gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | vinkkaan | en vinkkaa | 1st sing. | olen vinkannut | en ole vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | vinkkaat | et vinkkaa | 2nd sing. | olet vinkannut | et ole vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | vinkkaa | ei vinkkaa | 3rd sing. | on vinkannut | ei ole vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | vinkkaamme | emme vinkkaa | 1st plur. | olemme vinkanneet | emme ole vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | vinkkaatte | ette vinkkaa | 2nd plur. | olette vinkanneet | ette ole vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | vinkkaavat | eivät vinkkaa | 3rd plur. | ovat vinkanneet | eivät ole vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | vinkataan | ei vinkata | passive | on vinkattu | ei ole vinkattu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | vinkkasin | en vinkannut | 1st sing. | olin vinkannut | en ollut vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | vinkkasit | et vinkannut | 2nd sing. | olit vinkannut | et ollut vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | vinkkasi | ei vinkannut | 3rd sing. | oli vinkannut | ei ollut vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | vinkkasimme | emme vinkanneet | 1st plur. | olimme vinkanneet | emme olleet vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | vinkkasitte | ette vinkanneet | 2nd plur. | olitte vinkanneet | ette olleet vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | vinkkasivat | eivät vinkanneet | 3rd plur. | olivat vinkanneet | eivät olleet vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | vinkattiin | ei vinkattu | passive | oli vinkattu | ei ollut vinkattu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | vinkkaisin | en vinkkaisi | 1st sing. | olisin vinkannut | en olisi vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | vinkkaisit | et vinkkaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit vinkannut | et olisi vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | vinkkaisi | ei vinkkaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi vinkannut | ei olisi vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | vinkkaisimme | emme vinkkaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme vinkanneet | emme olisi vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | vinkkaisitte | ette vinkkaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte vinkanneet | ette olisi vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | vinkkaisivat | eivät vinkkaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat vinkanneet | eivät olisi vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | vinkattaisiin | ei vinkattaisi | passive | olisi vinkattu | ei olisi vinkattu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | vinkkaa | älä vinkkaa | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | vinkatkoon | älköön vinkatko | 3rd sing. | olkoon vinkannut | älköön olko vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | vinkatkaamme | älkäämme vinkatko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | vinkatkaa | älkää vinkatko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | vinkatkoot | älkööt vinkatko | 3rd plur. | olkoot vinkanneet | älkööt olko vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | vinkattakoon | älköön vinkattako | passive | olkoon vinkattu | älköön olko vinkattu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | vinkannen | en vinkanne | 1st sing. | lienen vinkannut | en liene vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | vinkannet | et vinkanne | 2nd sing. | lienet vinkannut | et liene vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | vinkannee | ei vinkanne | 3rd sing. | lienee vinkannut | ei liene vinkannut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | vinkannemme | emme vinkanne | 1st plur. | lienemme vinkanneet | emme liene vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | vinkannette | ette vinkanne | 2nd plur. | lienette vinkanneet | ette liene vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | vinkannevat | eivät vinkanne | 3rd plur. | lienevät vinkanneet | eivät liene vinkanneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | vinkattaneen | ei vinkattane | passive | lienee vinkattu | ei liene vinkattu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | vinkata | present | vinkkaava | vinkattava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | vinkannut | vinkattu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | vinkatessa | vinkattaessa | agent4 | vinkkaama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | vinkkaamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | vinkaten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | vinkkaamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | vinkkaamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | vinkkaamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | vinkkaamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | vinkkaamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | vinkkaaman | vinkattaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | vinkkaaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to beckon): viitata, viittoilla, viittoa, viittilöidä
- (to give a hint): vihjata
- (to wink the eye): iskeä silmää
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “vinkata”, 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 2023-07-04