bongata

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈboŋːɑtɑˣ/, [ˈbo̞ŋːɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oŋːɑtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bon‧ga‧ta

Etymology 1

From Swedish poäng (“point”); in slang also meaning "to (try to) score points".[1]

Verb

bongata

  1. (birdwatching) to twitch
  2. (colloquial) to spot (to see, find; to pick out, notice, locate or identify)
Conjugation
Inflection of bongata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongaan en bongaa 1st sing. olen bongannut en ole bongannut
2nd sing. bongaat et bongaa 2nd sing. olet bongannut et ole bongannut
3rd sing. bongaa ei bongaa 3rd sing. on bongannut ei ole bongannut
1st plur. bongaamme emme bongaa 1st plur. olemme bonganneet emme ole bonganneet
2nd plur. bongaatte ette bongaa 2nd plur. olette bonganneet ette ole bonganneet
3rd plur. bongaavat eivät bongaa 3rd plur. ovat bonganneet eivät ole bonganneet
passive bongataan ei bongata passive on bongattu ei ole bongattu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongasin en bongannut 1st sing. olin bongannut en ollut bongannut
2nd sing. bongasit et bongannut 2nd sing. olit bongannut et ollut bongannut
3rd sing. bongasi ei bongannut 3rd sing. oli bongannut ei ollut bongannut
1st plur. bongasimme emme bonganneet 1st plur. olimme bonganneet emme olleet bonganneet
2nd plur. bongasitte ette bonganneet 2nd plur. olitte bonganneet ette olleet bonganneet
3rd plur. bongasivat eivät bonganneet 3rd plur. olivat bonganneet eivät olleet bonganneet
passive bongattiin ei bongattu passive oli bongattu ei ollut bongattu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongaisin en bongaisi 1st sing. olisin bongannut en olisi bongannut
2nd sing. bongaisit et bongaisi 2nd sing. olisit bongannut et olisi bongannut
3rd sing. bongaisi ei bongaisi 3rd sing. olisi bongannut ei olisi bongannut
1st plur. bongaisimme emme bongaisi 1st plur. olisimme bonganneet emme olisi bonganneet
2nd plur. bongaisitte ette bongaisi 2nd plur. olisitte bonganneet ette olisi bonganneet
3rd plur. bongaisivat eivät bongaisi 3rd plur. olisivat bonganneet eivät olisi bonganneet
passive bongattaisiin ei bongattaisi passive olisi bongattu ei olisi bongattu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. bongaa älä bongaa 2nd sing. ole bongannut älä ole bongannut
3rd sing. bongatkoon älköön bongatko 3rd sing. olkoon bongannut älköön olko bongannut
1st plur. bongatkaamme älkäämme bongatko 1st plur. olkaamme bonganneet älkäämme olko bonganneet
2nd plur. bongatkaa älkää bongatko 2nd plur. olkaa bonganneet älkää olko bonganneet
3rd plur. bongatkoot älkööt bongatko 3rd plur. olkoot bonganneet älkööt olko bonganneet
passive bongattakoon älköön bongattako passive olkoon bongattu älköön olko bongattu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongannen en bonganne 1st sing. lienen bongannut en liene bongannut
2nd sing. bongannet et bonganne 2nd sing. lienet bongannut et liene bongannut
3rd sing. bongannee ei bonganne 3rd sing. lienee bongannut ei liene bongannut
1st plur. bongannemme emme bonganne 1st plur. lienemme bonganneet emme liene bonganneet
2nd plur. bongannette ette bonganne 2nd plur. lienette bonganneet ette liene bonganneet
3rd plur. bongannevat eivät bonganne 3rd plur. lienevät bonganneet eivät liene bonganneet
passive bongattaneen ei bongattane passive lienee bongattu ei liene bongattu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st bongata present bongaava bongattava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongatakseni bongataksemme
2nd bongataksesi bongataksenne
3rd bongatakseen
bongataksensa
 past bongannut bongattu
2nd inessive2 bongatessa bongattaessa agent3 bongaama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongatessani bongatessamme
2nd bongatessasi bongatessanne
3rd bongatessaan
bongatessansa
 negative bongaamaton
instructive bongaten — 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the third infinitives.
4) Identical in form to the -minen verbal nouns, but used differently (more details).

3rd inessive bongaamassa —
elative bongaamasta —
illative bongaamaan —
adessive bongaamalla —
abessive bongaamatta —
instructive bongaaman bongattaman
4th4 nominative bongaaminen
partitive bongaamista
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongaamaisillani bongaamaisillamme
2nd bongaamaisillasi bongaamaisillanne
3rd bongaamaisillaan
bongaamaisillansa
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • linturetkeillä
  • staijata

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish bonga.

Verb

bongata

  1. (colloquial) to register, to write up (to mark a value or an order)
Conjugation
Inflection of bongata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongaan en bongaa 1st sing. olen bongannut en ole bongannut
2nd sing. bongaat et bongaa 2nd sing. olet bongannut et ole bongannut
3rd sing. bongaa ei bongaa 3rd sing. on bongannut ei ole bongannut
1st plur. bongaamme emme bongaa 1st plur. olemme bonganneet emme ole bonganneet
2nd plur. bongaatte ette bongaa 2nd plur. olette bonganneet ette ole bonganneet
3rd plur. bongaavat eivät bongaa 3rd plur. ovat bonganneet eivät ole bonganneet
passive bongataan ei bongata passive on bongattu ei ole bongattu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongasin en bongannut 1st sing. olin bongannut en ollut bongannut
2nd sing. bongasit et bongannut 2nd sing. olit bongannut et ollut bongannut
3rd sing. bongasi ei bongannut 3rd sing. oli bongannut ei ollut bongannut
1st plur. bongasimme emme bonganneet 1st plur. olimme bonganneet emme olleet bonganneet
2nd plur. bongasitte ette bonganneet 2nd plur. olitte bonganneet ette olleet bonganneet
3rd plur. bongasivat eivät bonganneet 3rd plur. olivat bonganneet eivät olleet bonganneet
passive bongattiin ei bongattu passive oli bongattu ei ollut bongattu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongaisin en bongaisi 1st sing. olisin bongannut en olisi bongannut
2nd sing. bongaisit et bongaisi 2nd sing. olisit bongannut et olisi bongannut
3rd sing. bongaisi ei bongaisi 3rd sing. olisi bongannut ei olisi bongannut
1st plur. bongaisimme emme bongaisi 1st plur. olisimme bonganneet emme olisi bonganneet
2nd plur. bongaisitte ette bongaisi 2nd plur. olisitte bonganneet ette olisi bonganneet
3rd plur. bongaisivat eivät bongaisi 3rd plur. olisivat bonganneet eivät olisi bonganneet
passive bongattaisiin ei bongattaisi passive olisi bongattu ei olisi bongattu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. bongaa älä bongaa 2nd sing. ole bongannut älä ole bongannut
3rd sing. bongatkoon älköön bongatko 3rd sing. olkoon bongannut älköön olko bongannut
1st plur. bongatkaamme älkäämme bongatko 1st plur. olkaamme bonganneet älkäämme olko bonganneet
2nd plur. bongatkaa älkää bongatko 2nd plur. olkaa bonganneet älkää olko bonganneet
3rd plur. bongatkoot älkööt bongatko 3rd plur. olkoot bonganneet älkööt olko bonganneet
passive bongattakoon älköön bongattako passive olkoon bongattu älköön olko bongattu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. bongannen en bonganne 1st sing. lienen bongannut en liene bongannut
2nd sing. bongannet et bonganne 2nd sing. lienet bongannut et liene bongannut
3rd sing. bongannee ei bonganne 3rd sing. lienee bongannut ei liene bongannut
1st plur. bongannemme emme bonganne 1st plur. lienemme bonganneet emme liene bonganneet
2nd plur. bongannette ette bonganne 2nd plur. lienette bonganneet ette liene bonganneet
3rd plur. bongannevat eivät bonganne 3rd plur. lienevät bonganneet eivät liene bonganneet
passive bongattaneen ei bongattane passive lienee bongattu ei liene bongattu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st bongata present bongaava bongattava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongatakseni bongataksemme
2nd bongataksesi bongataksenne
3rd bongatakseen
bongataksensa
 past bongannut bongattu
2nd inessive2 bongatessa bongattaessa agent3 bongaama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongatessani bongatessamme
2nd bongatessasi bongatessanne
3rd bongatessaan
bongatessansa
 negative bongaamaton
instructive bongaten — 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the third infinitives.
4) Identical in form to the -minen verbal nouns, but used differently (more details).

3rd inessive bongaamassa —
elative bongaamasta —
illative bongaamaan —
adessive bongaamalla —
abessive bongaamatta —
instructive bongaaman bongattaman
4th4 nominative bongaaminen
partitive bongaamista
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st bongaamaisillani bongaamaisillamme
2nd bongaamaisillasi bongaamaisillanne
3rd bongaamaisillaan
bongaamaisillansa

References
  1. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

Anagrams

Sotho

Etymology

From ngata.

Noun

bongata class 14 (uncountable)

  1. quantity
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