Rohkaisee

Rohkaisee is a Finnish verb meaning to encourage, embolden, or give courage and motivation to someone. It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb rohkaista, which is used to describe someone encouraging or lifting another’s spirits.

Etymology and related terms: Rohkaista is derived from the concept of rohkeus, meaning courage, and gives rise to related nouns such as rohkaisu (encouragement) and rohkaisija (encourager). The word rohkaisee appears in everyday speech when describing acts of support, reassurance, or motivation.

Usage: The verb is commonly used in social and interpersonal contexts, often to describe emotional or moral encouragement rather than a physical nudge. Examples include situations where someone offers support before a difficult task or when someone reassures another person about a decision. Typical sentence patterns include subject + rohkaisee + object, such as “Hän rohkaisee minua” (He/She encourages me) or “Se rohkaisee meitä kokeilemaan uutta” (It encourages us to try something new).

Conjugation notes: Rohkaista is a regular verb of the -a/ä class. In present tense, forms include minä rohkaisen, sinä rohkaiset, hän rohkaisee, me rohkaisemme, te rohkaisette, he rohkaisevat. The past tense forms are minä rohkaisin, sinä rohkasit, hän rohkaisi, me rohkasimme, te rohkaisitte, he rohkaisivat. The te-form imperative commonly used for commands is rohkaise, while the negative forms use standard Finnish negation patterns.

See also: rohkaisu (encouragement), rohkeus (courage), rohkaisija (encourager).