ponnistaa
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editponnistaa
- (intransitive) To push; to bear down.
- (intransitive) To push off, leap, jump.
- (intransitive) To try hard, make a massive/great/supreme effort, put one's back into it: to struggle, strive.
Conjugation
editInflection of ponnistaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | ponnistan | en ponnista | 1st sing. | olen ponnistanut | en ole ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | ponnistat | et ponnista | 2nd sing. | olet ponnistanut | et ole ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | ponnistaa | ei ponnista | 3rd sing. | on ponnistanut | ei ole ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | ponnistamme | emme ponnista | 1st plur. | olemme ponnistaneet | emme ole ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | ponnistatte | ette ponnista | 2nd plur. | olette ponnistaneet | ette ole ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | ponnistavat | eivät ponnista | 3rd plur. | ovat ponnistaneet | eivät ole ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | ponnistetaan | ei ponnisteta | passive | on ponnistettu | ei ole ponnistettu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | ponnistin | en ponnistanut | 1st sing. | olin ponnistanut | en ollut ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | ponnistit | et ponnistanut | 2nd sing. | olit ponnistanut | et ollut ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | ponnisti | ei ponnistanut | 3rd sing. | oli ponnistanut | ei ollut ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | ponnistimme | emme ponnistaneet | 1st plur. | olimme ponnistaneet | emme olleet ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | ponnistitte | ette ponnistaneet | 2nd plur. | olitte ponnistaneet | ette olleet ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | ponnistivat | eivät ponnistaneet | 3rd plur. | olivat ponnistaneet | eivät olleet ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | ponnistettiin | ei ponnistettu | passive | oli ponnistettu | ei ollut ponnistettu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | ponnistaisin | en ponnistaisi | 1st sing. | olisin ponnistanut | en olisi ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | ponnistaisit | et ponnistaisi | 2nd sing. | olisit ponnistanut | et olisi ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | ponnistaisi | ei ponnistaisi | 3rd sing. | olisi ponnistanut | ei olisi ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | ponnistaisimme | emme ponnistaisi | 1st plur. | olisimme ponnistaneet | emme olisi ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | ponnistaisitte | ette ponnistaisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte ponnistaneet | ette olisi ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | ponnistaisivat | eivät ponnistaisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat ponnistaneet | eivät olisi ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | ponnistettaisiin | ei ponnistettaisi | passive | olisi ponnistettu | ei olisi ponnistettu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | ponnista | älä ponnista | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | ponnistakoon | älköön ponnistako | 3rd sing. | olkoon ponnistanut | älköön olko ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | ponnistakaamme | älkäämme ponnistako | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | ponnistakaa | älkää ponnistako | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | ponnistakoot | älkööt ponnistako | 3rd plur. | olkoot ponnistaneet | älkööt olko ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | ponnistettakoon | älköön ponnistettako | passive | olkoon ponnistettu | älköön olko ponnistettu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | ponnistanen | en ponnistane | 1st sing. | lienen ponnistanut | en liene ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | ponnistanet | et ponnistane | 2nd sing. | lienet ponnistanut | et liene ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | ponnistanee | ei ponnistane | 3rd sing. | lienee ponnistanut | ei liene ponnistanut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | ponnistanemme | emme ponnistane | 1st plur. | lienemme ponnistaneet | emme liene ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | ponnistanette | ette ponnistane | 2nd plur. | lienette ponnistaneet | ette liene ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | ponnistanevat | eivät ponnistane | 3rd plur. | lienevät ponnistaneet | eivät liene ponnistaneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | ponnistettaneen | ei ponnistettane | passive | lienee ponnistettu | ei liene ponnistettu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | ponnistaa | present | ponnistava | ponnistettava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | ponnistanut | ponnistettu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | ponnistaessa | ponnistettaessa | agent4 | ponnistama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | ponnistamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | ponnistaen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically. | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | ponnistamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | ponnistamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | ponnistamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | ponnistamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | ponnistamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | ponnistaman | ponnistettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | ponnistaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
edit- (to struggle, strive): kilvoitella
Derived terms
editnouns
verbs
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “ponnistaa”, 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