sanoa
Ese
editNoun
editsanoa
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *sanoidak. Equivalent to sana (“word”) + -oa. Cognates include Ingrian sannoa.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsanoa
- (transitive) to say, tell [with elative ‘about’ and allative ‘to’]
- Synonyms: virkkoa, vääntää, lausua, todeta, heittää (informal), olla että (informal), sprookata (Helsinki slang, dated)
- Sanoiko hän sen?
- Did she say it?
- Sanoiko hän siitä mitään sinulle?
- Did she say anything about it to you?
- Ei saada sanaa sanottua enää sanomattomaksi.
- What has been said cannot be unsaid.
- (transitive, usually atelic) to call, name, dub [with translative]; (passive) go by [with translative]
- Synonym: kutsua
- Häntä sanottiin Pekaksi.
- He was called Pekka.
- Sanoisin sitä pyramidihuijaukseksi.
- I'd call it a pyramid scheme.
Conjugation
editInflection of sanoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sanon | en sano | 1st sing. | olen sanonut | en ole sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sanot | et sano | 2nd sing. | olet sanonut | et ole sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sanoo | ei sano | 3rd sing. | on sanonut | ei ole sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sanomme | emme sano | 1st plur. | olemme sanoneet | emme ole sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sanotte | ette sano | 2nd plur. | olette sanoneet | ette ole sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sanovat | eivät sano | 3rd plur. | ovat sanoneet | eivät ole sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sanotaan | ei sanota | passive | on sanottu | ei ole sanottu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sanoin | en sanonut | 1st sing. | olin sanonut | en ollut sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sanoit | et sanonut | 2nd sing. | olit sanonut | et ollut sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sanoi | ei sanonut | 3rd sing. | oli sanonut | ei ollut sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sanoimme | emme sanoneet | 1st plur. | olimme sanoneet | emme olleet sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sanoitte | ette sanoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte sanoneet | ette olleet sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sanoivat | eivät sanoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat sanoneet | eivät olleet sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sanottiin | ei sanottu | passive | oli sanottu | ei ollut sanottu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sanoisin | en sanoisi | 1st sing. | olisin sanonut | en olisi sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sanoisit | et sanoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit sanonut | et olisi sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sanoisi | ei sanoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi sanonut | ei olisi sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sanoisimme | emme sanoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme sanoneet | emme olisi sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sanoisitte | ette sanoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte sanoneet | ette olisi sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sanoisivat | eivät sanoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat sanoneet | eivät olisi sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sanottaisiin | ei sanottaisi | passive | olisi sanottu | ei olisi sanottu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sano | älä sano | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sanokoon | älköön sanoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon sanonut | älköön olko sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sanokaamme | älkäämme sanoko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sanokaa | älkää sanoko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sanokoot | älkööt sanoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot sanoneet | älkööt olko sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sanottakoon | älköön sanottako | passive | olkoon sanottu | älköön olko sanottu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sanonen | en sanone | 1st sing. | lienen sanonut | en liene sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sanonet | et sanone | 2nd sing. | lienet sanonut | et liene sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sanonee | ei sanone | 3rd sing. | lienee sanonut | ei liene sanonut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sanonemme | emme sanone | 1st plur. | lienemme sanoneet | emme liene sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sanonette | ette sanone | 2nd plur. | lienette sanoneet | ette liene sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sanonevat | eivät sanone | 3rd plur. | lienevät sanoneet | eivät liene sanoneet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sanottaneen | ei sanottane | passive | lienee sanottu | ei liene sanottu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | sanoa | present | sanova | sanottava | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | sanonut | sanottu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | sanoessa | sanottaessa | agent4 | sanoma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | sanomaton | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | sanoen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | sanomassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | sanomasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | sanomaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | sanomalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | sanomatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | sanoman | sanottaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | sanominen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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editFurther reading
edit- “sanoa”, 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
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