ujua

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ujudak. Cognate with Estonian ujuma (“to swim”). Analyzable as ui- + -ua.

Pronunciation

Verb

ujua

  1. to drift, glide, float, flow (e.g. on water)
  2. (archaic) to swim
  3. (archaic) to get stretched
  4. (archaic) to become thinner, to weaken

Conjugation

Inflection of ujua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ujun en uju 1st sing. olen ujunut en ole ujunut
2nd sing. ujut et uju 2nd sing. olet ujunut et ole ujunut
3rd sing. ujuu ei uju 3rd sing. on ujunut ei ole ujunut
1st plur. ujumme emme uju 1st plur. olemme ujuneet emme ole ujuneet
2nd plur. ujutte ette uju 2nd plur. olette ujuneet ette ole ujuneet
3rd plur. ujuvat eivät uju 3rd plur. ovat ujuneet eivät ole ujuneet
passive ujutaan ei ujuta passive on ujuttu ei ole ujuttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ujuin en ujunut 1st sing. olin ujunut en ollut ujunut
2nd sing. ujuit et ujunut 2nd sing. olit ujunut et ollut ujunut
3rd sing. ujui ei ujunut 3rd sing. oli ujunut ei ollut ujunut
1st plur. ujuimme emme ujuneet 1st plur. olimme ujuneet emme olleet ujuneet
2nd plur. ujuitte ette ujuneet 2nd plur. olitte ujuneet ette olleet ujuneet
3rd plur. ujuivat eivät ujuneet 3rd plur. olivat ujuneet eivät olleet ujuneet
passive ujuttiin ei ujuttu passive oli ujuttu ei ollut ujuttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ujuisin en ujuisi 1st sing. olisin ujunut en olisi ujunut
2nd sing. ujuisit et ujuisi 2nd sing. olisit ujunut et olisi ujunut
3rd sing. ujuisi ei ujuisi 3rd sing. olisi ujunut ei olisi ujunut
1st plur. ujuisimme emme ujuisi 1st plur. olisimme ujuneet emme olisi ujuneet
2nd plur. ujuisitte ette ujuisi 2nd plur. olisitte ujuneet ette olisi ujuneet
3rd plur. ujuisivat eivät ujuisi 3rd plur. olisivat ujuneet eivät olisi ujuneet
passive ujuttaisiin ei ujuttaisi passive olisi ujuttu ei olisi ujuttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. uju älä uju 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. ujukoon älköön ujuko 3rd sing. olkoon ujunut älköön olko ujunut
1st plur. ujukaamme älkäämme ujuko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. ujukaa älkää ujuko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. ujukoot älkööt ujuko 3rd plur. olkoot ujuneet älkööt olko ujuneet
passive ujuttakoon älköön ujuttako passive olkoon ujuttu älköön olko ujuttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. ujunen en ujune 1st sing. lienen ujunut en liene ujunut
2nd sing. ujunet et ujune 2nd sing. lienet ujunut et liene ujunut
3rd sing. ujunee ei ujune 3rd sing. lienee ujunut ei liene ujunut
1st plur. ujunemme emme ujune 1st plur. lienemme ujuneet emme liene ujuneet
2nd plur. ujunette ette ujune 2nd plur. lienette ujuneet ette liene ujuneet
3rd plur. ujunevat eivät ujune 3rd plur. lienevät ujuneet eivät liene ujuneet
passive ujuttaneen ei ujuttane passive lienee ujuttu ei liene ujuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st ujua present ujuva ujuttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ujuakseni ujuaksemme
2nd ujuaksesi ujuaksenne
3rd ujuakseen
ujuaksensa
past ujunut ujuttu
2nd inessive2 ujuessa ujuttaessa agent4 ujuma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ujuessani ujuessamme
2nd ujuessasi ujuessanne
3rd ujuessaan
ujuessansa
negative ujumaton
instructive ujuen — 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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

3rd inessive ujumassa —
elative ujumasta —
illative ujumaan —
adessive ujumalla —
abessive ujumatta —
instructive ujuman ujuttaman
4th3 verbal noun ujuminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st ujumaisillani ujumaisillamme
2nd ujumaisillasi ujumaisillanne
3rd ujumaisillaan
ujumaisillansa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Votic

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈujuɑ̯/,
  • Rhymes: -ujuɑ̯
  • Hyphenation: u‧jua

Verb

ujua

  1. Alternative form of ujjua

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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