Kiipeä

Kiipeää is a Finnish verb form meaning "climbs." It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb kiipeä, which means to climb or ascend. The infinitive form is kiipeä. The word covers climbing activities on rocks, walls, trees, ladders, and similar surfaces, and can be used both in literal climbing and in figurative senses such as progressing toward a goal.

Conjugation and related forms: In the present tense, the forms are: minä kiipeän, sinä kiipeät, hän kiipeää, me kiipeämme, te kiipeätte, he kiipeävät. The imperative form is kiipeä (Climb!). The noun forms include kiipeäminen (the act of climbing) and kiipeily (climbing as a sport or activity). A climber can be referred to as kiipeäjä.

Usage: Kiipeää is common in descriptive texts about outdoor activities, mountaineering, and sport contexts, as well as in instructional or narrative writing. Example sentences: Hän kiipeää vuorelle. (He climbs a mountain.) Lapsi kiipeää puuhun. (The child climbs a tree.) Kiipeäminen on suosittu harrastus. (Climbing is a popular hobby.)

Etymology and terminology: The verb kiipeä is a native Finnish verb. Related forms include kiipeäminen, kiipeily, and kiipeäjä, which refer to the act of climbing, the sport, and a climber respectively. These terms are widely used across outdoor recreation, sports journalism, and education in Finnish.