Latautuu

Latautuu is a Finnish verb form meaning “to become charged” or “to become loaded.” It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the intransitive, middle-voice verb latautua. The word is commonly used for states in which a subject undergoes a change rather than performing an action on another object.

The most frequent contexts are technology and energy: devices or systems that gain electrical energy or data. Examples include puhelin latautuu (the phone is charging) and akku latautuu (the battery is charging). In computing, latautua describes things like programs or pages that are loading or starting up, as in sovellus latautuu (the application is loading). Metaphorically, latautua can also describe a situation or atmosphere that is becoming more charged or intense, for instance tilanne latautuu (the situation is heating up).

Etymology and form: latautua is built from lataus, meaning charging or loading, with the suffix -tu- forming a middle/ passive-voice verb. The present tense forms follow standard Finnish conjugation: minä lataudun, sinä lataudut, hän latautuu, me lataudumme, te lataudutte, he latautuvat.

Related terms include lataus (charging or loading), ladata (to charge or load something externally), purkautua (to discharge), and ladattava (rechargeable). In everyday language, latautuu is most often encountered with tangible devices or software, while more abstract uses of becoming charged are less common but possible in literary contexts.