Suhteutuu

Suhteutuu is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb suhteutua. The verb suhteutua means to relate or to bear relation to something, and it is used to describe how one entity stands in relation to another, or how two elements are connected in a given context.

In usage, suhteutuu appears when the subject is described as relating to something else in the present. The term is common in everyday Finnish as well as in more technical discourse, such as mathematics, statistics, linguistics, and philosophy, where notions of relationships, dependencies, or contextual relevance are discussed.

Etymology and related forms: the form suhteutuu is built from the noun suhde (relation, connection) with the verbal suffix -utua, yielding a verb that expresses becoming related or relating to something. The infinitive form is suhteutua; related forms include suhteutui (past), suhteutunut (past participle), and the causative or applicative forms found in related verbs such as suhteuttaa (to relate something to something else).

Grammatical notes: Suhteutuu is a regular Finnish verb form used in the present tense for a third-person subject. Finnish verb inflection provides other tenses and moods for suhteutua, including suhteutui for past and suhteutunut as a past participle.

See also: suhde, suhteellisuus, suhteuttaminen.