svengata

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish svänga. Compare also English swing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋeŋːɑtɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ʋe̞ŋːɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eŋːɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sven‧ga‧ta

Verb

svengata (colloquial, intransitive)

1. to groove (to perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music)

   Aloin juuri svengata bändin mukana, kun meidän piti lähteä.

   I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.

   Bändi svengasi hyvin yhteen.

   The band grooved well together.

2. (dated) to be going, to be doing, to be happening

   Hei, friidut, kuinka svengaa?

   Hi, girls, how's it going? / Hi, girls, how are you doing? / Hi, girls, what's happening?

3. (dated) to have a good time

   Porukalla näytti svengaavan.

   It seemed that the folks had a good time.

Conjugation

Inflection of svengata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		svengaan	en svengaa	1st sing.	olen svengannut	en ole svengannut
2nd sing.		svengaat	et svengaa	2nd sing.	olet svengannut	et ole svengannut
3rd sing.		svengaa	ei svengaa	3rd sing.	on svengannut	ei ole svengannut
1st plur.		svengaamme	emme svengaa	1st plur.	olemme svenganneet	emme ole svenganneet
2nd plur.		svengaatte	ette svengaa	2nd plur.	olette svenganneet	ette ole svenganneet
3rd plur.		svengaavat	eivät svengaa	3rd plur.	ovat svenganneet	eivät ole svenganneet
passive		svengataan	ei svengata	passive	on svengattu	ei ole svengattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		svengasin	en svengannut	1st sing.	olin svengannut	en ollut svengannut
2nd sing.		svengasit	et svengannut	2nd sing.	olit svengannut	et ollut svengannut
3rd sing.		svengasi	ei svengannut	3rd sing.	oli svengannut	ei ollut svengannut
1st plur.		svengasimme	emme svenganneet	1st plur.	olimme svenganneet	emme olleet svenganneet
2nd plur.		svengasitte	ette svenganneet	2nd plur.	olitte svenganneet	ette olleet svenganneet
3rd plur.		svengasivat	eivät svenganneet	3rd plur.	olivat svenganneet	eivät olleet svenganneet
passive		svengattiin	ei svengattu	passive	oli svengattu	ei ollut svengattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		svengaisin	en svengaisi	1st sing.	olisin svengannut	en olisi svengannut
2nd sing.		svengaisit	et svengaisi	2nd sing.	olisit svengannut	et olisi svengannut
3rd sing.		svengaisi	ei svengaisi	3rd sing.	olisi svengannut	ei olisi svengannut
1st plur.		svengaisimme	emme svengaisi	1st plur.	olisimme svenganneet	emme olisi svenganneet
2nd plur.		svengaisitte	ette svengaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte svenganneet	ette olisi svenganneet
3rd plur.		svengaisivat	eivät svengaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat svenganneet	eivät olisi svenganneet
passive		svengattaisiin	ei svengattaisi	passive	olisi svengattu	ei olisi svengattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		svengaa	älä svengaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		svengatkoon	älköön svengatko	3rd sing.	olkoon svengannut	älköön olko svengannut
1st plur.		svengatkaamme	älkäämme svengatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		svengatkaa	älkää svengatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		svengatkoot	älkööt svengatko	3rd plur.	olkoot svenganneet	älkööt olko svenganneet
passive		svengattakoon	älköön svengattako	passive	olkoon svengattu	älköön olko svengattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		svengannen	en svenganne	1st sing.	lienen svengannut	en liene svengannut
2nd sing.		svengannet	et svenganne	2nd sing.	lienet svengannut	et liene svengannut
3rd sing.		svengannee	ei svenganne	3rd sing.	lienee svengannut	ei liene svengannut
1st plur.		svengannemme	emme svenganne	1st plur.	lienemme svenganneet	emme liene svenganneet
2nd plur.		svengannette	ette svenganne	2nd plur.	lienette svenganneet	ette liene svenganneet
3rd plur.		svengannevat	eivät svenganne	3rd plur.	lienevät svenganneet	eivät liene svenganneet
passive		svengattaneen	ei svengattane	passive	lienee svengattu	ei liene svengattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		svengata		present	svengaava	svengattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st svengatakseni svengataksemme 2nd svengataksesi svengataksenne 3rd svengatakseen svengataksensa		past	svengannut	svengattu
2nd	inessive2	svengatessa	svengattaessa	agent4	svengaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st svengatessani svengatessamme 2nd svengatessasi svengatessanne 3rd svengatessaan svengatessansa		negative	svengaamaton
	instructive	svengaten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 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.
3rd	inessive	svengaamassa	—
	elative	svengaamasta	—
	illative	svengaamaan	—
	adessive	svengaamalla	—
	abessive	svengaamatta	—
	instructive	svengaaman	svengattaman
4th3	verbal noun	svengaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st svengaamaisillani svengaamaisillamme 2nd svengaamaisillasi svengaamaisillanne 3rd svengaamaisillaan svengaamaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to be going): mennä

  Kuinka svengaa? / Miten menee?

  How is it going?

• (to have a good time): olla hauskaa, olla kivaa, pitää hauskaa, viihtyä

Derived terms

• svengaava

Related terms

• svengi

Further reading

• “svengata”, 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 2023-07-03