Särkeä

Särkeä is a Finnish verb meaning to ache or to hurt. It describes sensations of pain or discomfort and is used for physical pain, such as headaches or muscle soreness, as well as more general distress. The related noun särky denotes an ache or pain, and common compounds include päänsärky, meaning a headache.

In usage, the infinitive form is särkeä. In the present tense, the third-person singular form is särkee, as in Pääni särkee (My head hurts). The verb is often used with body parts in possessive constructions to express ongoing or temporary pain, for example “minulla on särky” (I have an ache) or “kipu särkee” in more general contexts. The expression can refer to both acute episodes and longer-lasting discomfort, depending on context and modifiers.

Särkeä covers a range of pains, from headaches and dental pain to muscle soreness and illness-related discomfort. It is a common, everyday verb in Finnish and is interchangeable with other terms for pain in some contexts, though särky as a noun is frequently used to name the sensation itself. The word is native to Finnish and is widely understood across registers, including medical, colloquial, and literary language.