hiffaa

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish hitta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhifːɑːˣ/, [ˈhifːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ifːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): hif‧faa
  • Hyphenation(key): hif‧faa

Verb

hiffaa (Helsinki slang)

  1. (transitive) To understand, get it.

Conjugation

Inflection of hiffaa in Helsinki slang (like type salata)
indicative
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hiffaan en hiffaa 1st sing. oon hiffannu en oo hiffannu
2nd sing. hiffaat et hiffaa 2nd sing. oot hiffannu et oo hiffannu
3rd sing. hiffaa ei hiffaa 3rd sing. on hiffannu ei oo hiffannu
1st plur. hiffataan
hiffaamme 		ei hiffata
emme hiffaa 		1st plur. ollaa hiffattu
ollaan hiffattu
oomme hiffannu 		ei olla hiffattu
emme oo hiffannu
2nd plur. hiffaatte ette hiffaa 2nd plur. ootte hiffannu ette oo hiffannu
3rd plur. hiffaa ei hiffaa 3rd plur. on hiffannu ei oo hiffannu
passive hiffataan ei hiffata passive on hiffattu ei olla hiffattu
past pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hiffasin en hiffannu 1st sing. olin hiffannu en ollu hiffannu
2nd sing. hiffasit et hiffannu 2nd sing. olit hiffannu et ollu hiffannu
3rd sing. hiffas ei hiffannu 3rd sing. oli hiffannu ei ollu hiffannu
1st plur. hiffattiin
hiffasimme 		ei hiffattu
emme hiffannu 		1st plur. oltii hiffattu
oltiin hiffattu
olimme hiffannu 		ei oltu hiffattu
emme ollu hiffannu
2nd plur. hiffasitte ette hiffannu 2nd plur. olitte hiffannu ette ollu hiffannu
3rd plur. hiffas ei hiffannu 3rd plur. oli hiffannu ei ollu hiffannu
passive hiffattiin ei hiffattu passive oli hiffattu ei ollu hiffattu
conditional
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. hiffaisin en hiffais 1st sing. oisin hiffannu en ois hiffannu
2nd sing. hiffaisit et hiffais 2nd sing. oisit hiffannu et ois hiffannu
3rd sing. hiffais ei hiffais 3rd sing. ois hiffannu ei ois hiffannu
1st plur. hiffattais
hiffattas
hiffattaisiin
hiffaisimme 		ei hiffattais
ei hiffattas
emme hiffais 		1st plur. oltais hiffattu
oltas hiffattu
oisimme hiffannu 		ei oltais hiffattu
ei oltas hiffattu
emme ois hiffannu
2nd plur. hiffaisitte ette hiffais 2nd plur. oisitte hiffannu ette ois hiffannu
3rd plur. hiffais ei hiffais 3rd plur. ois hiffannu ei ois hiffannu
passive hiffattais
hiffattas
hiffattaisiin 		ei hiffattais
ei hiffattas 		passive ois hiffattu ei ois hiffattu
imperative
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. – – 1st sing. – –
2nd sing. hiffaa älä hiffaa 2nd sing. – –
3rd sing. – – 3rd sing. – –
1st plur. – – 1st plur. – –
2nd plur. hiffatkaa älkää hiffatko 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 hiffaa
hiffata 		present hiffaava hiffattava
long 1st1 – past hiffannu hiffattu
2nd inessive2 hiffates
hiffatessa 		hiffattaes
hiffattaessa 		agent4 hiffaama
instructive hiffaten – negative hiffaamaton
3rd inessive hiffaa
hiffaan
hiffaamas
hiffaamassa 		–
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 hiffaamast
hiffaamasta 		–
illative hiffaa
hiffaan
hiffaamaan 		–
adessive hiffaamal
hiffaamalla 		–
abessive hiffaamat
hiffaamatta 		–
instructive – –
4th3 verbal noun –
5th1 –

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