mongertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

mong- +‎ -ertaa, possibly onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoŋːertɑːˣ/, [ˈmo̞ŋːe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oŋːertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): mon‧ger‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): mon‧ger‧taa

Verb

mongertaa

1. to babble, speak incomprehensibly, mumble

Conjugation

Inflection of mongertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mongerran	en mongerra	1st sing.	olen mongertanut	en ole mongertanut
2nd sing.		mongerrat	et mongerra	2nd sing.	olet mongertanut	et ole mongertanut
3rd sing.		mongertaa	ei mongerra	3rd sing.	on mongertanut	ei ole mongertanut
1st plur.		mongerramme	emme mongerra	1st plur.	olemme mongertaneet	emme ole mongertaneet
2nd plur.		mongerratte	ette mongerra	2nd plur.	olette mongertaneet	ette ole mongertaneet
3rd plur.		mongertavat	eivät mongerra	3rd plur.	ovat mongertaneet	eivät ole mongertaneet
passive		mongerretaan	ei mongerreta	passive	on mongerrettu	ei ole mongerrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mongersin	en mongertanut	1st sing.	olin mongertanut	en ollut mongertanut
2nd sing.		mongersit	et mongertanut	2nd sing.	olit mongertanut	et ollut mongertanut
3rd sing.		mongersi	ei mongertanut	3rd sing.	oli mongertanut	ei ollut mongertanut
1st plur.		mongersimme	emme mongertaneet	1st plur.	olimme mongertaneet	emme olleet mongertaneet
2nd plur.		mongersitte	ette mongertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte mongertaneet	ette olleet mongertaneet
3rd plur.		mongersivat	eivät mongertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat mongertaneet	eivät olleet mongertaneet
passive		mongerrettiin	ei mongerrettu	passive	oli mongerrettu	ei ollut mongerrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mongertaisin	en mongertaisi	1st sing.	olisin mongertanut	en olisi mongertanut
2nd sing.		mongertaisit	et mongertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit mongertanut	et olisi mongertanut
3rd sing.		mongertaisi	ei mongertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi mongertanut	ei olisi mongertanut
1st plur.		mongertaisimme	emme mongertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme mongertaneet	emme olisi mongertaneet
2nd plur.		mongertaisitte	ette mongertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte mongertaneet	ette olisi mongertaneet
3rd plur.		mongertaisivat	eivät mongertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat mongertaneet	eivät olisi mongertaneet
passive		mongerrettaisiin	ei mongerrettaisi	passive	olisi mongerrettu	ei olisi mongerrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		mongerra	älä mongerra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		mongertakoon	älköön mongertako	3rd sing.	olkoon mongertanut	älköön olko mongertanut
1st plur.		mongertakaamme	älkäämme mongertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		mongertakaa	älkää mongertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		mongertakoot	älkööt mongertako	3rd plur.	olkoot mongertaneet	älkööt olko mongertaneet
passive		mongerrettakoon	älköön mongerrettako	passive	olkoon mongerrettu	älköön olko mongerrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mongertanen	en mongertane	1st sing.	lienen mongertanut	en liene mongertanut
2nd sing.		mongertanet	et mongertane	2nd sing.	lienet mongertanut	et liene mongertanut
3rd sing.		mongertanee	ei mongertane	3rd sing.	lienee mongertanut	ei liene mongertanut
1st plur.		mongertanemme	emme mongertane	1st plur.	lienemme mongertaneet	emme liene mongertaneet
2nd plur.		mongertanette	ette mongertane	2nd plur.	lienette mongertaneet	ette liene mongertaneet
3rd plur.		mongertanevat	eivät mongertane	3rd plur.	lienevät mongertaneet	eivät liene mongertaneet
passive		mongerrettaneen	ei mongerrettane	passive	lienee mongerrettu	ei liene mongerrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		mongertaa		present	mongertava	mongerrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mongertaakseni mongertaaksemme 2nd mongertaaksesi mongertaaksenne 3rd mongertaakseen mongertaaksensa		past	mongertanut	mongerrettu
2nd	inessive2	mongertaessa	mongerrettaessa	agent4	mongertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mongertaessani mongertaessamme 2nd mongertaessasi mongertaessanne 3rd mongertaessaan mongertaessansa		negative	mongertamaton
	instructive	mongertaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form mongertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	mongertamassa	—
	elative	mongertamasta	—
	illative	mongertamaan	—
	adessive	mongertamalla	—
	abessive	mongertamatta	—
	instructive	mongertaman	mongerrettaman
4th3	verbal noun	mongertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st mongertamaisillani mongertamaisillamme 2nd mongertamaisillasi mongertamaisillanne 3rd mongertamaisillaan mongertamaisillansa

Derived terms

• mongerrus
• mongertaminen

Further reading

• “mongertaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoŋːertɑː/, [ˈmo̞ŋːe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -oŋːertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): mon‧ger‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): mon‧ger‧taa

Verb

mongertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of mongertaa