Lyö

Lyö is a Finnish verb meaning to strike, hit, or beat. It is used in physical actions as well as in sports, combat, and figurative expressions. The base infinitive form is lyödä, from which the various tense and mood forms are derived. The verb shows typical Finnish conjugation with person endings, and in some forms its stem vowel changes (for example löin in the past tense versus lyö in the present).

In the present indicative, the forms are: minä lyön, sinä lyöt, hän lyö, me lyömme, te lyötte, he lyövät. The third-person singular form lyö is also the imperative present form in the singular as an instruction: Lyö! (Hit!). The negative command is Älä lyö (Do not hit).

The simple past tense is formed as löin, löit, löi, loimme, löitte, löivät. The past participle is lyöty, used in compound tenses and as an adjective meaning “hit” or “struck.”

Nouns and related terms include lyönti, meaning a hit or stroke (as in sports or a blow), and lyöjä, meaning a hitter or batter. The noun lyönti is commonly used in sports contexts such as baseball or golf to refer to a strike, swing, or stroke.

Lyö appears in a wide range of expressions, from literal blows to metaphorical uses (for example, to deliver a decisive blow or to strike a bargain). The word is a core part of everyday Finnish verb usage and is learned as a basic action verb with regular Finnish inflection patterns, including vowel and consonant changes in certain forms.