Käynnistyä

Käynnistyä is a Finnish verb meaning to start up, to come into operation, or to begin functioning. It is intransitive, typically used for machines, devices, programs, and processes that become active. The related transitive verb käynnistää means to start something up, while käynnistys denotes the act of starting or a startup.

Usage and contexts: Käynnistyä commonly describes when a system or device begins to operate, as in tietokone käynnistyy (the computer boots up) or ohjelmisto käynnistyy automaattisesti (the software starts automatically). It can also refer to the onset of a process or project, for example järjestelmä käynnistyi eilen (the system started up yesterday) or hanke käynnistyy (the project begins). In grammar, käynnistyä is intransitive, contrasting with the transitive käynnistää.

Forms and grammar: Finnish verbs are conjugated for person and number. For käynnistyä, typical present-tense forms include minä käynnistyn, sinä käynnistyt, hän käynnistyy; past-tense forms include minä käynnistyin, sinä käynnistyt, hän käynnistyi. The perfect participle is käynnistynyt, used with olla, as in olen käynnistynyt (I have started up). The noun form käynnistys refers to a startup or the act of initiating.

Etymology and related terms: Käynnistyä is formed from the root related to käynnistö, connected with käynnistää (to start up). The term is common in IT, engineering, manufacturing, and project management, as well as in everyday descriptions of devices and systems coming online.