Härskiintyä
Härskiintyä is a Finnish verb that means to become dirty, indecent, or vulgar. It can refer to physical dirt as well as to socially inappropriate or morally questionable behavior. In contemporary usage, the term is more often applied to people whose conduct has turned coarse or salacious rather than to objects or environments.
Form and usage: The word is derived from the adjective härski, meaning dirty or indecent. Härskiintyä expresses
Usage notes: Härskiintyä is common in spoken Finnish and in informal writing. It conveys a stronger sense
- Hän härskiintyi, kun hän alkoi kertoa loukkaavia vitsejä. (He became vulgar when he started telling offensive
- Keskustelu äärimmäistyi ja tilanne härskiintyi nopeasti. (The discussion intensified and the situation grew coarser quickly.)
Related terms: Härski is the base adjective from which the verb is formed, and härskiintyminen can be