bongata

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboŋːɑtɑˣ/, [ˈbo̞ŋːɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oŋːɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bon‧ga‧ta

Etymology 1

From Swedish poäng (“point”); in slang also meaning "to (try to) score points".

Verb

bongata

1. (birdwatching) to twitch
2. (colloquial) to spot (to see, find; to pick out, notice, locate or identify)

Conjugation

Inflection of bongata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongaan	en bongaa	1st sing.	olen bongannut	en ole bongannut
2nd sing.		bongaat	et bongaa	2nd sing.	olet bongannut	et ole bongannut
3rd sing.		bongaa	ei bongaa	3rd sing.	on bongannut	ei ole bongannut
1st plur.		bongaamme	emme bongaa	1st plur.	olemme bonganneet	emme ole bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongaatte	ette bongaa	2nd plur.	olette bonganneet	ette ole bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongaavat	eivät bongaa	3rd plur.	ovat bonganneet	eivät ole bonganneet
passive		bongataan	ei bongata	passive	on bongattu	ei ole bongattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongasin	en bongannut	1st sing.	olin bongannut	en ollut bongannut
2nd sing.		bongasit	et bongannut	2nd sing.	olit bongannut	et ollut bongannut
3rd sing.		bongasi	ei bongannut	3rd sing.	oli bongannut	ei ollut bongannut
1st plur.		bongasimme	emme bonganneet	1st plur.	olimme bonganneet	emme olleet bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongasitte	ette bonganneet	2nd plur.	olitte bonganneet	ette olleet bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongasivat	eivät bonganneet	3rd plur.	olivat bonganneet	eivät olleet bonganneet
passive		bongattiin	ei bongattu	passive	oli bongattu	ei ollut bongattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongaisin	en bongaisi	1st sing.	olisin bongannut	en olisi bongannut
2nd sing.		bongaisit	et bongaisi	2nd sing.	olisit bongannut	et olisi bongannut
3rd sing.		bongaisi	ei bongaisi	3rd sing.	olisi bongannut	ei olisi bongannut
1st plur.		bongaisimme	emme bongaisi	1st plur.	olisimme bonganneet	emme olisi bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongaisitte	ette bongaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte bonganneet	ette olisi bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongaisivat	eivät bongaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat bonganneet	eivät olisi bonganneet
passive		bongattaisiin	ei bongattaisi	passive	olisi bongattu	ei olisi bongattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		bongaa	älä bongaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		bongatkoon	älköön bongatko	3rd sing.	olkoon bongannut	älköön olko bongannut
1st plur.		bongatkaamme	älkäämme bongatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		bongatkaa	älkää bongatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		bongatkoot	älkööt bongatko	3rd plur.	olkoot bonganneet	älkööt olko bonganneet
passive		bongattakoon	älköön bongattako	passive	olkoon bongattu	älköön olko bongattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongannen	en bonganne	1st sing.	lienen bongannut	en liene bongannut
2nd sing.		bongannet	et bonganne	2nd sing.	lienet bongannut	et liene bongannut
3rd sing.		bongannee	ei bonganne	3rd sing.	lienee bongannut	ei liene bongannut
1st plur.		bongannemme	emme bonganne	1st plur.	lienemme bonganneet	emme liene bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongannette	ette bonganne	2nd plur.	lienette bonganneet	ette liene bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongannevat	eivät bonganne	3rd plur.	lienevät bonganneet	eivät liene bonganneet
passive		bongattaneen	ei bongattane	passive	lienee bongattu	ei liene bongattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		bongata		present	bongaava	bongattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongatakseni bongataksemme 2nd bongataksesi bongataksenne 3rd bongatakseen bongataksensa		past	bongannut	bongattu
2nd	inessive2	bongatessa	bongattaessa	agent4	bongaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongatessani bongatessamme 2nd bongatessasi bongatessanne 3rd bongatessaan bongatessansa		negative	bongaamaton
	instructive	bongaten	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	bongaamassa	—
	elative	bongaamasta	—
	illative	bongaamaan	—
	adessive	bongaamalla	—
	abessive	bongaamatta	—
	instructive	bongaaman	bongattaman
4th3	verbal noun	bongaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongaamaisillani bongaamaisillamme 2nd bongaamaisillasi bongaamaisillanne 3rd bongaamaisillaan bongaamaisillansa

Synonyms

• bongailla

Derived terms

• bongaaja
• bongaaminen
• bongailla
• bongari
• bongaus
• lintubongari
• lintubongaus

 

Related terms

• linturetkeillä
• staijata

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish bonga.

Verb

bongata (colloquial)

1. to register, to write up (to mark a value or an order)

Conjugation

Inflection of bongata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongaan	en bongaa	1st sing.	olen bongannut	en ole bongannut
2nd sing.		bongaat	et bongaa	2nd sing.	olet bongannut	et ole bongannut
3rd sing.		bongaa	ei bongaa	3rd sing.	on bongannut	ei ole bongannut
1st plur.		bongaamme	emme bongaa	1st plur.	olemme bonganneet	emme ole bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongaatte	ette bongaa	2nd plur.	olette bonganneet	ette ole bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongaavat	eivät bongaa	3rd plur.	ovat bonganneet	eivät ole bonganneet
passive		bongataan	ei bongata	passive	on bongattu	ei ole bongattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongasin	en bongannut	1st sing.	olin bongannut	en ollut bongannut
2nd sing.		bongasit	et bongannut	2nd sing.	olit bongannut	et ollut bongannut
3rd sing.		bongasi	ei bongannut	3rd sing.	oli bongannut	ei ollut bongannut
1st plur.		bongasimme	emme bonganneet	1st plur.	olimme bonganneet	emme olleet bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongasitte	ette bonganneet	2nd plur.	olitte bonganneet	ette olleet bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongasivat	eivät bonganneet	3rd plur.	olivat bonganneet	eivät olleet bonganneet
passive		bongattiin	ei bongattu	passive	oli bongattu	ei ollut bongattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongaisin	en bongaisi	1st sing.	olisin bongannut	en olisi bongannut
2nd sing.		bongaisit	et bongaisi	2nd sing.	olisit bongannut	et olisi bongannut
3rd sing.		bongaisi	ei bongaisi	3rd sing.	olisi bongannut	ei olisi bongannut
1st plur.		bongaisimme	emme bongaisi	1st plur.	olisimme bonganneet	emme olisi bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongaisitte	ette bongaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte bonganneet	ette olisi bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongaisivat	eivät bongaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat bonganneet	eivät olisi bonganneet
passive		bongattaisiin	ei bongattaisi	passive	olisi bongattu	ei olisi bongattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		bongaa	älä bongaa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		bongatkoon	älköön bongatko	3rd sing.	olkoon bongannut	älköön olko bongannut
1st plur.		bongatkaamme	älkäämme bongatko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		bongatkaa	älkää bongatko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		bongatkoot	älkööt bongatko	3rd plur.	olkoot bonganneet	älkööt olko bonganneet
passive		bongattakoon	älköön bongattako	passive	olkoon bongattu	älköön olko bongattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		bongannen	en bonganne	1st sing.	lienen bongannut	en liene bongannut
2nd sing.		bongannet	et bonganne	2nd sing.	lienet bongannut	et liene bongannut
3rd sing.		bongannee	ei bonganne	3rd sing.	lienee bongannut	ei liene bongannut
1st plur.		bongannemme	emme bonganne	1st plur.	lienemme bonganneet	emme liene bonganneet
2nd plur.		bongannette	ette bonganne	2nd plur.	lienette bonganneet	ette liene bonganneet
3rd plur.		bongannevat	eivät bonganne	3rd plur.	lienevät bonganneet	eivät liene bonganneet
passive		bongattaneen	ei bongattane	passive	lienee bongattu	ei liene bongattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		bongata		present	bongaava	bongattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongatakseni bongataksemme 2nd bongataksesi bongataksenne 3rd bongatakseen bongataksensa		past	bongannut	bongattu
2nd	inessive2	bongatessa	bongattaessa	agent4	bongaama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongatessani bongatessamme 2nd bongatessasi bongatessanne 3rd bongatessaan bongatessansa		negative	bongaamaton
	instructive	bongaten	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	bongaamassa	—
	elative	bongaamasta	—
	illative	bongaamaan	—
	adessive	bongaamalla	—
	abessive	bongaamatta	—
	instructive	bongaaman	bongattaman
4th3	verbal noun	bongaaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st bongaamaisillani bongaamaisillamme 2nd bongaamaisillasi bongaamaisillanne 3rd bongaamaisillaan bongaamaisillansa

Further reading

• “bongata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01

Anagrams

• bongaat

Sotho

Etymology

From ngata.

Noun

bongata class 14 (uncountable)

1. quantity