Syventää

Syventää is a Finnish verb meaning to deepen or make more thorough, often in the sense of increasing detail, understanding, or scope. It can refer to knowledge, skills, research, discussion, or relationships becoming more profound or comprehensive. The word is typically used in formal or semi-formal contexts such as education, journalism, science, and business.

Syventää contrasts with syventyä, which is intransitive and means to delve into or immerse oneself in something. While syventää has a direct object, syventyä describes the subject’s own action of going deeper into a topic or activity. The two forms are related but serve different grammatical roles in a sentence.

Usage and grammar: syventää is a transitive verb that takes an object in partitive form when the object is indefinite (for example, ymmärrystä, tietoja, osaamista). Common collocations include syventää ymmärrystä (deepen understanding), syventää tietoja (deepen information), syventää osaamista (deepen skills), and syventää keskustelua (deepen the discussion). Example: Hän syventää ymmärrystään. Another example: Kurssi syventää osaamista ohjelmoinnissa.

Noun forms related to the verb include syventäminen (the act of deepening) and syventynyt (deepened, as a participle). Etymologically, syventää derives from the adjective syvä (deep) combined with a verb-forming suffix.

See also: syventyä, syventäminen, syvä.