Rakennan

Rakennan is a Finnish verb form meaning “I build” or “I am building.” It is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb rakentaa, which means to build, construct, or erect.

In use, rakennan appears in sentences where the speaker describes their own ongoing or habitual construction activity. Finnish normally omits the subject pronoun, so a typical sentence would be simply Rakennan taloa, meaning “I am building a house” or “I build a house.” The form exemplifies Finnish present tense patterns, where the ending -n marks the first person singular.

Morphologically, rakennan is derived from the verb raken- ta- with the present tense ending. It illustrates how Finnish verbs combine a stem with person and tense endings rather than varying the verb root for different subjects. The word can also function in figurative or figurative contexts, such as metaphorically “building” a relationship, reputation, or project, not only physical structures.

Related terms include rakentaa (the base verb “to build”) and other present-tense forms for different subjects, such as rakennat (you build) and rakennamme (we build). Understanding rakennan within Finnish verb conjugation helps with broader comprehension of how verbs encode person and tense in the language.

See also: rakentaa, Finnish verbs, Finnish grammar.