flaneerata

Finnish

Etymology

< French flâner (“to wander around, to loiter”); probably via Swedish flanera (“to wander around”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɑneːrɑtɑˣ/, [ˈflɑ̝ne̞ːˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fla‧nee‧ra‧ta

Verb

flaneerata (rare)

1. to idle, loaf

Conjugation

Inflection of flaneerata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		flaneeraan	en flaneeraa	1st sing.	olen flaneerannut	en ole flaneerannut
2nd sing.		flaneeraat	et flaneeraa	2nd sing.	olet flaneerannut	et ole flaneerannut
3rd sing.		flaneeraa	ei flaneeraa	3rd sing.	on flaneerannut	ei ole flaneerannut
1st plur.		flaneeraamme	emme flaneeraa	1st plur.	olemme flaneeranneet	emme ole flaneeranneet
2nd plur.		flaneeraatte	ette flaneeraa	2nd plur.	olette flaneeranneet	ette ole flaneeranneet
3rd plur.		flaneeraavat	eivät flaneeraa	3rd plur.	ovat flaneeranneet	eivät ole flaneeranneet
passive		flaneerataan	ei flaneerata	passive	on flaneerattu	ei ole flaneerattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		flaneerasin	en flaneerannut	1st sing.	olin flaneerannut	en ollut flaneerannut
2nd sing.		flaneerasit	et flaneerannut	2nd sing.	olit flaneerannut	et ollut flaneerannut
3rd sing.		flaneerasi	ei flaneerannut	3rd sing.	oli flaneerannut	ei ollut flaneerannut
1st plur.		flaneerasimme	emme flaneeranneet	1st plur.	olimme flaneeranneet	emme olleet flaneeranneet
2nd plur.		flaneerasitte	ette flaneeranneet	2nd plur.	olitte flaneeranneet	ette olleet flaneeranneet
3rd plur.		flaneerasivat	eivät flaneeranneet	3rd plur.	olivat flaneeranneet	eivät olleet flaneeranneet
passive		flaneerattiin	ei flaneerattu	passive	oli flaneerattu	ei ollut flaneerattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		flaneeraisin	en flaneeraisi	1st sing.	olisin flaneerannut	en olisi flaneerannut
2nd sing.		flaneeraisit	et flaneeraisi	2nd sing.	olisit flaneerannut	et olisi flaneerannut
3rd sing.		flaneeraisi	ei flaneeraisi	3rd sing.	olisi flaneerannut	ei olisi flaneerannut
1st plur.		flaneeraisimme	emme flaneeraisi	1st plur.	olisimme flaneeranneet	emme olisi flaneeranneet
2nd plur.		flaneeraisitte	ette flaneeraisi	2nd plur.	olisitte flaneeranneet	ette olisi flaneeranneet
3rd plur.		flaneeraisivat	eivät flaneeraisi	3rd plur.	olisivat flaneeranneet	eivät olisi flaneeranneet
passive		flaneerattaisiin	ei flaneerattaisi	passive	olisi flaneerattu	ei olisi flaneerattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		flaneeraa	älä flaneeraa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		flaneeratkoon	älköön flaneeratko	3rd sing.	olkoon flaneerannut	älköön olko flaneerannut
1st plur.		flaneeratkaamme	älkäämme flaneeratko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		flaneeratkaa	älkää flaneeratko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		flaneeratkoot	älkööt flaneeratko	3rd plur.	olkoot flaneeranneet	älkööt olko flaneeranneet
passive		flaneerattakoon	älköön flaneerattako	passive	olkoon flaneerattu	älköön olko flaneerattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		flaneerannen	en flaneeranne	1st sing.	lienen flaneerannut	en liene flaneerannut
2nd sing.		flaneerannet	et flaneeranne	2nd sing.	lienet flaneerannut	et liene flaneerannut
3rd sing.		flaneerannee	ei flaneeranne	3rd sing.	lienee flaneerannut	ei liene flaneerannut
1st plur.		flaneerannemme	emme flaneeranne	1st plur.	lienemme flaneeranneet	emme liene flaneeranneet
2nd plur.		flaneerannette	ette flaneeranne	2nd plur.	lienette flaneeranneet	ette liene flaneeranneet
3rd plur.		flaneerannevat	eivät flaneeranne	3rd plur.	lienevät flaneeranneet	eivät liene flaneeranneet
passive		flaneerattaneen	ei flaneerattane	passive	lienee flaneerattu	ei liene flaneerattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		flaneerata		present	flaneeraava	flaneerattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st flaneeratakseni flaneerataksemme 2nd flaneerataksesi flaneerataksenne 3rd flaneeratakseen flaneerataksensa		past	flaneerannut	flaneerattu
2nd	inessive2	flaneeratessa	flaneerattaessa	agent3	flaneeraama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st flaneeratessani flaneeratessamme 2nd flaneeratessasi flaneeratessanne 3rd flaneeratessaan flaneeratessansa		negative	flaneeraamaton
	instructive	flaneeraten	—	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	flaneeraamassa	—
	elative	flaneeraamasta	—
	illative	flaneeraamaan	—
	adessive	flaneeraamalla	—
	abessive	flaneeraamatta	—
	instructive	flaneeraaman	flaneerattaman
4th4	verbal noun	flaneeraaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st flaneeraamaisillani flaneeraamaisillamme 2nd flaneeraamaisillasi flaneeraamaisillanne 3rd flaneeraamaisillaan flaneeraamaisillansa

Synonyms

• kuljeskella

Related terms

• flanööri

Further reading

• “flaneerata”, 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