painua

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

painumassa

—

elative

painumasta

—

illative

painumaan

—

adessive

painumalla

—

abessive

painumatta

—

instructive

painuman

painuttaman

4th³

verbal noun

painuminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	painumaisillani	painumaisillamme
2nd	painumaisillasi	painumaisillanne
3rd	painumaisillaan painumaisillansa

Derived terms

Collocations

painua hiiteen ― to go to hell
painua kasaan ― to compress, crumble, cave in, be crushed (literally, “to be pressed into a lump”)
painua kokoon ― to become collapsed or compressed
painua pellolle ― to go away, get lost, bugger off
painua suolle ― to go away, get lost, bugger off
painua vittuun ― to fuck off

Anagrams

apuani

Ingrian

Etymology

From painaa (“to bend”) +‎ -ua. Akin to Finnish painua.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuɑ/, [ˈpɑi̯no̞]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuɑ/, [ˈpɑi̯nuɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑi̯noː, -ɑi̯nuɑ
Hyphenation: pai‧nu‧a

Noun

painua

(intransitive) to bend
(intransitive) to sag

Conjugation

Conjugation of painua (type 1/ampua, no gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	painun	en painu	1st singular	oon painunt, oon painunut	en oo painunt, en oo painunut
2nd singular	painut	et painu	2nd singular	oot painunt, oot painunut	et oo painunt, et oo painunut
3rd singular	painuu	ei painu	3rd singular	ono painunt, ono painunut	ei oo painunt, ei oo painunut
1st plural	painumma	emmä painu	1st plural	oomma painuneet	emmä oo painuneet
2nd plural	painutta	että painu	2nd plural	ootta painuneet	että oo painuneet
3rd plural	painuut¹⁾, painuvat²⁾, painutaa	evät painu, ei painuta	3rd plural	ovat painuneet	evät oo painuneet, ei oo painuttu
impersonal	painutaa	ei painuta	impersonal	ono painuttu	ei oo painuttu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	painuin	en painunt, en painunut	1st singular	olin painunt, olin painunut	en olt painunt, en olt painunut
2nd singular	painuit	et painunt, et painunut	2nd singular	olit painunt, olit painunut	et olt painunt, et olt painunut
3rd singular	painui	ei painunt, ei painunut	3rd singular	oli painunt, oli painunut	ei olt painunt, ei olt painunut
1st plural	painuimma	emmä painuneet	1st plural	olimma painuneet	emmä olleet painuneet
2nd plural	painuitta	että painuneet	2nd plural	olitta painuneet	että olleet painuneet
3rd plural	painuit¹⁾, painuivat²⁾, painuttii	evät painuneet, ei painuttu	3rd plural	olivat painuneet	evät olleet painuneet, ei olt painuttu
impersonal	painuttii	ei painuttu	impersonal	oli painuttu	ei olt painuttu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	painuisin	en painuis	1st singular	olisin painunt, olisin painunut	en olis painunt, en olis painunut
2nd singular	painuisit, painuist¹⁾	et painuis	2nd singular	olisit painunt, olisit painunut	et olis painunt, et olis painunut
3rd singular	painuis	ei painuis	3rd singular	olis painunt, olis painunut	ei olis painunt, ei olis painunut
1st plural	painuisimma	emmä painuis	1st plural	olisimma painuneet	emmä olis painuneet
2nd plural	painuisitta	että painuis	2nd plural	olisitta painuneet	että olis painuneet
3rd plural	painuisiit¹⁾, painuisivat²⁾, painuttais	evät painuis, ei painuttais	3rd plural	olisivat painuneet	evät olis painuneet, ei olis painuttu
impersonal	painuttais	ei painuttais	impersonal	olis painuttu	ei olis painuttu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	painu	elä painu	2nd singular	oo painunt, oo painunut	elä oo painunt, elä oo painunut
3rd singular	painukoo	elköö painuko	3rd singular	olkoo painunt, olkoo painunut	elköö olko painunt, elköö olko painunut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	painukaa	elkää painuko	2nd plural	olkaa painuneet	elkää olko painuneet
3rd plural	painukoot	elkööt painuko, elköö painuttako	3rd plural	olkoot painuneet	elkööt olko painuneet, elköö olko painuttu
impersonal	painuttakkoo	elköö painuttako	impersonal	olkoo painuttu	elköö olko painuttu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	painunen	en painune
2nd singular	painunet	et painune
3rd singular	painunoo	ei painune
1st plural	painunemma	emmä painune
2nd plural	painunetta	että painune
3rd plural	painunoot	evät painune, ei painuttane
impersonal	painuttannoo	ei painuttane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		painua	present	painuva	painuttava
2nd	inessive	painujees	past	painunt, painunut	painuttu
2nd	instructive	painuen	¹⁾ Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. ²⁾ Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. ^) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (painukaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. ^) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) to the indicative ^*) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) or -kse* to either the indicative or the potential ^***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-*, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd	illative	painumaa
	inessive	painumaas
	elative	painumast
	abessive	painumata
4th	nominative	painumiin
	partitive	painumista, painumist

Derived terms

painuttaa

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 375

painua

Contents

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Collocations

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Conjugation

Derived terms

References