Tuhoittaa
Tuhoittaa is a Finnish verb meaning to destroy, ruin, or annihilate. It is a transitive verb used for both physical destruction (for example a building, a forest, or equipment) and the destruction of non-physical things such as plans, reputations, or hopes. The word is common in everyday language as well as in journalism, literature, and technical contexts dealing with damage, safety, or warfare. A related noun is tuho, meaning destruction or ruin, and the adjective tuhoisa, meaning destructive.
Etymology and related forms: tuhoittaa derives from the noun tuho with the suffix -ittaa, a productive pattern
Conjugation and usage: tuhoittaa belongs to the Finnish verb system and forms its present tense as hän
Example sentences: Sota voi tuhoittaa kaupunkeja. (War can destroy cities.) Tulivuoren purkaus tuhosi kylän. (The eruption