Siivota

Siivota is a Finnish verb meaning to clean or tidy. It is a transitive verb used to describe the act of making a place free from dirt or disarray. The infinitive ends in -a, and the verb forms are regular for finite tenses. A related noun is siivous, referring to cleaning as an activity or process.

Conjugation and usage: In the present indicative, the forms are minä siivoan, sinä siivoat, hän siivoaa, me siivoamme, te siivoatte, he siivoavat. The simple past (past tense) forms are minä siivosin, sinä siivosit, hän siivoi, me siivosimme, te siivositte, he siivosivat. The perfect tense, formed with the auxiliary olla, expresses completed action, e.g., olen siivonnut, olet siivonnut, hän on siivonnut, olemme siivonneet, olette siivonneet, he ovat siivonneet. The imperative is siivoa for singular and siivoakaa for plural. Passive form is siivotaan, used to describe cleaning performed in general or by someone else.

Typical usage notes: Siivota takes a direct object, such as a room, floor, or house (for example, siivoa huone, siivoan lattian, siivoamme keittiön). Finnish often uses the present tense to refer to future plans, so you might hear "Aamulla siivoan" to mean “I will clean in the morning.” The word appears in everyday conversation, writing, and instructional contexts about cleaning tasks or chores.

See also: siivous (cleaning), pöly (dust), lattia (floor). The verb is commonly taught alongside basic Finnish vocabulary for household tasks.