Katkaisi

Katkaisi is a Finnish verb form. It is the third-person singular past tense (past indicative) of the verb katkaista, which means to cut off, sever, interrupt, or end abruptly. Katkaista is a transitive verb, so the action is performed on a direct object, such as a rope, connection, or line of communication.

In usage, katkaisi can describe both physical and figurative interruptions. Examples include cutting off a supply or link (katkaisi köyden, katkaisi yhteyden) or ending a discussion or communication (katkaisi puhelun, katkaisi keskustelun). The word often conveys a sense of abruptness or decisiveness.

Related nouns include katkaisu, meaning a disconnection or interruption. The noun form is used in contexts like sähkökatko (power outage) or katkaisu on tullut (the disconnection has occurred). The term can appear in both everyday language and formal writing, including journalism and literature, to denote a decisive halt or severing of a sequence of events.

Grammatically, katkaisi functions as the past tense form of katkaista in the third-person singular. It coexists with other verb forms of katkaista, such as the infinitive katkaista and related inflections for different persons and moods. As a common verb in Finnish, katkaista and its forms appear across a wide range of topics, from mechanical disconnections to narrative descriptions of abrupt endings.