himmailla

Finnish

Etymology

himmata +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhimːɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈhimːɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -imːɑilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): him‧mail‧la

Verb

himmailla (slang)

1. to procrastinate, dawdle

Conjugation

Inflection of himmailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		himmailen	en himmaile	1st sing.	olen himmaillut	en ole himmaillut
2nd sing.		himmailet	et himmaile	2nd sing.	olet himmaillut	et ole himmaillut
3rd sing.		himmailee	ei himmaile	3rd sing.	on himmaillut	ei ole himmaillut
1st plur.		himmailemme	emme himmaile	1st plur.	olemme himmailleet	emme ole himmailleet
2nd plur.		himmailette	ette himmaile	2nd plur.	olette himmailleet	ette ole himmailleet
3rd plur.		himmailevat	eivät himmaile	3rd plur.	ovat himmailleet	eivät ole himmailleet
passive		himmaillaan	ei himmailla	passive	on himmailtu	ei ole himmailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		himmailin	en himmaillut	1st sing.	olin himmaillut	en ollut himmaillut
2nd sing.		himmailit	et himmaillut	2nd sing.	olit himmaillut	et ollut himmaillut
3rd sing.		himmaili	ei himmaillut	3rd sing.	oli himmaillut	ei ollut himmaillut
1st plur.		himmailimme	emme himmailleet	1st plur.	olimme himmailleet	emme olleet himmailleet
2nd plur.		himmailitte	ette himmailleet	2nd plur.	olitte himmailleet	ette olleet himmailleet
3rd plur.		himmailivat	eivät himmailleet	3rd plur.	olivat himmailleet	eivät olleet himmailleet
passive		himmailtiin	ei himmailtu	passive	oli himmailtu	ei ollut himmailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		himmailisin	en himmailisi	1st sing.	olisin himmaillut	en olisi himmaillut
2nd sing.		himmailisit	et himmailisi	2nd sing.	olisit himmaillut	et olisi himmaillut
3rd sing.		himmailisi	ei himmailisi	3rd sing.	olisi himmaillut	ei olisi himmaillut
1st plur.		himmailisimme	emme himmailisi	1st plur.	olisimme himmailleet	emme olisi himmailleet
2nd plur.		himmailisitte	ette himmailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte himmailleet	ette olisi himmailleet
3rd plur.		himmailisivat	eivät himmailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat himmailleet	eivät olisi himmailleet
passive		himmailtaisiin	ei himmailtaisi	passive	olisi himmailtu	ei olisi himmailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		himmaile	älä himmaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		himmailkoon	älköön himmailko	3rd sing.	olkoon himmaillut	älköön olko himmaillut
1st plur.		himmailkaamme	älkäämme himmailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		himmailkaa	älkää himmailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		himmailkoot	älkööt himmailko	3rd plur.	olkoot himmailleet	älkööt olko himmailleet
passive		himmailtakoon	älköön himmailtako	passive	olkoon himmailtu	älköön olko himmailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		himmaillen	en himmaille	1st sing.	lienen himmaillut	en liene himmaillut
2nd sing.		himmaillet	et himmaille	2nd sing.	lienet himmaillut	et liene himmaillut
3rd sing.		himmaillee	ei himmaille	3rd sing.	lienee himmaillut	ei liene himmaillut
1st plur.		himmaillemme	emme himmaille	1st plur.	lienemme himmailleet	emme liene himmailleet
2nd plur.		himmaillette	ette himmaille	2nd plur.	lienette himmailleet	ette liene himmailleet
3rd plur.		himmaillevat	eivät himmaille	3rd plur.	lienevät himmailleet	eivät liene himmailleet
passive		himmailtaneen	ei himmailtane	passive	lienee himmailtu	ei liene himmailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		himmailla		present	himmaileva	himmailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st himmaillakseni himmaillaksemme 2nd himmaillaksesi himmaillaksenne 3rd himmaillakseen himmaillaksensa		past	himmaillut	himmailtu
2nd	inessive2	himmaillessa	himmailtaessa	agent3	himmailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st himmaillessani himmaillessamme 2nd himmaillessasi himmaillessanne 3rd himmaillessaan himmaillessansa		negative	himmailematon
	instructive	himmaillen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	himmailemassa	—
	elative	himmailemasta	—
	illative	himmailemaan	—
	adessive	himmailemalla	—
	abessive	himmailematta	—
	instructive	himmaileman	himmailtaman
4th4	verbal noun	himmaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st himmailemaisillani himmailemaisillamme 2nd himmailemaisillasi himmailemaisillanne 3rd himmailemaisillaan himmailemaisillansa

Derived terms

• himmailu

 

Further reading

• “himmailla”, 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 2023-07-02