hiffaa

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish hitta.

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

Verb

hiffaa (Helsinki slang)

  1. (transitive) To understand, get it.

Conjugation
Conjugation 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
I hiffaa
hiffata		 present hiffaava hiffattava
long I2 – past hiffannu hiffattu
II inessive1 hiffates
hiffatessa		 hiffattaes
hiffattaessa		 agent1, 4 hiffaama
instructive hiffaten – negative hiffaamaton
III inessive hiffaa
hiffaan
hiffaamas
hiffaamassa		 – 1) Usually with a possessive suffix.

2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural.
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
4) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.

elative hiffaamast
hiffaamasta		 –
illative hiffaa
hiffaan
hiffaamaan		 –
adessive hiffaamal
hiffaamalla		 –
abessive hiffaamat
hiffaamatta		 –
instructive – –
IV3 –
V –

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