lojua

Finnish

Etymology

From the same unknown root as loikoa and possibly dialectal loitia (which is cognate with Estonian loid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlojuɑˣ/, [ˈlo̞juɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ojuɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lo‧jua

Verb

lojua

1. to lie around
2. to sprawl

Conjugation

Inflection of lojua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lojun	en loju	1st sing.	olen lojunut	en ole lojunut
2nd sing.		lojut	et loju	2nd sing.	olet lojunut	et ole lojunut
3rd sing.		lojuu	ei loju	3rd sing.	on lojunut	ei ole lojunut
1st plur.		lojumme	emme loju	1st plur.	olemme lojuneet	emme ole lojuneet
2nd plur.		lojutte	ette loju	2nd plur.	olette lojuneet	ette ole lojuneet
3rd plur.		lojuvat	eivät loju	3rd plur.	ovat lojuneet	eivät ole lojuneet
passive		lojutaan	ei lojuta	passive	on lojuttu	ei ole lojuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lojuin	en lojunut	1st sing.	olin lojunut	en ollut lojunut
2nd sing.		lojuit	et lojunut	2nd sing.	olit lojunut	et ollut lojunut
3rd sing.		lojui	ei lojunut	3rd sing.	oli lojunut	ei ollut lojunut
1st plur.		lojuimme	emme lojuneet	1st plur.	olimme lojuneet	emme olleet lojuneet
2nd plur.		lojuitte	ette lojuneet	2nd plur.	olitte lojuneet	ette olleet lojuneet
3rd plur.		lojuivat	eivät lojuneet	3rd plur.	olivat lojuneet	eivät olleet lojuneet
passive		lojuttiin	ei lojuttu	passive	oli lojuttu	ei ollut lojuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lojuisin	en lojuisi	1st sing.	olisin lojunut	en olisi lojunut
2nd sing.		lojuisit	et lojuisi	2nd sing.	olisit lojunut	et olisi lojunut
3rd sing.		lojuisi	ei lojuisi	3rd sing.	olisi lojunut	ei olisi lojunut
1st plur.		lojuisimme	emme lojuisi	1st plur.	olisimme lojuneet	emme olisi lojuneet
2nd plur.		lojuisitte	ette lojuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte lojuneet	ette olisi lojuneet
3rd plur.		lojuisivat	eivät lojuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat lojuneet	eivät olisi lojuneet
passive		lojuttaisiin	ei lojuttaisi	passive	olisi lojuttu	ei olisi lojuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		loju	älä loju	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		lojukoon	älköön lojuko	3rd sing.	olkoon lojunut	älköön olko lojunut
1st plur.		lojukaamme	älkäämme lojuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		lojukaa	älkää lojuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		lojukoot	älkööt lojuko	3rd plur.	olkoot lojuneet	älkööt olko lojuneet
passive		lojuttakoon	älköön lojuttako	passive	olkoon lojuttu	älköön olko lojuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lojunen	en lojune	1st sing.	lienen lojunut	en liene lojunut
2nd sing.		lojunet	et lojune	2nd sing.	lienet lojunut	et liene lojunut
3rd sing.		lojunee	ei lojune	3rd sing.	lienee lojunut	ei liene lojunut
1st plur.		lojunemme	emme lojune	1st plur.	lienemme lojuneet	emme liene lojuneet
2nd plur.		lojunette	ette lojune	2nd plur.	lienette lojuneet	ette liene lojuneet
3rd plur.		lojunevat	eivät lojune	3rd plur.	lienevät lojuneet	eivät liene lojuneet
passive		lojuttaneen	ei lojuttane	passive	lienee lojuttu	ei liene lojuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		lojua		present	lojuva	lojuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lojuakseni lojuaksemme 2nd lojuaksesi lojuaksenne 3rd lojuakseen lojuaksensa		past	lojunut	lojuttu
2nd	inessive2	lojuessa	lojuttaessa	agent4	lojuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lojuessani lojuessamme 2nd lojuessasi lojuessanne 3rd lojuessaan lojuessansa		negative	lojumaton
	instructive	lojuen	—	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.
3rd	inessive	lojumassa	—
	elative	lojumasta	—
	illative	lojumaan	—
	adessive	lojumalla	—
	abessive	lojumatta	—
	instructive	lojuman	lojuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	lojuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lojumaisillani lojumaisillamme 2nd lojumaisillasi lojumaisillanne 3rd lojumaisillaan lojumaisillansa

Derived terms

• lojahtaa

 

Further reading

• “lojua”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Luoja, luoja