Jännitetään

Jännitetään is a Finnish verb form that functions as the present passive of jännittää. The root verb jännittää covers meanings related to tension, whether emotional or physical, and the passive form is used in more impersonal or formal contexts.

In everyday language, jännittää means “to be nervous or excited” or “to cause nervousness.” The passive jännitetään can appear in descriptive or journalistic style to indicate that a situation is under tension or being prepared for a moment of anticipation, although it is less common than the active form in casual speech.

In technical contexts, jännitetään is used to describe the act of applying voltage to a device or circuit. In electrical engineering and laboratory language, phrases such as “piiri jännitetään” convey that a certain voltage is being supplied to the circuit. The related noun jännite denotes voltage or electrical potential, while jännitys can refer to general tension or suspense.

Etymology and related terms: jännitetään derives from the verb jännittää, which is linked to the concept of jännite (tension, voltage) and to jännitys (tension, suspense). Related adjectives include jännitteinen (tense, strained) and jännittävä (tense, exciting).

See also: jännite, jännitys, jännittävä, jännitteinen.