Työnsi

Työnsi is a Finnish verb form that represents the third-person singular simple past tense of the verb työntää, meaning to push or thrust. It is used to describe a completed pushing action performed by he, she, or it in narrative or everyday speech.

In Finnish, the verb työntää forms its past tense as työnsi for the third person, työnsin for the first person, and työnsivät for the third-person plural. The base noun related to action is työntö, and the gerund form työntäminen refers to the act of pushing. The word appears in ordinary prose to convey past events involving a pushing motion, ranging from literal pushing objects to more figurative uses.

Examples include: Hän työnsi pöydän syrjään. (He pushed the table aside.) Hän työnsi oven auki. (He pushed the door open.) These constructions illustrate the typical subject–verb–object order and the finished-action nuance conveyed by the past tense.

Usage notes: työnsi is a finite verb form and must agree with the subject in person and number. It is common in narrative past tense and in reporting actions that were completed. The related verbal and nominal forms, such as työntää (to push), työntö (a push/thrust), and työntäminen (pushing), provide lexical variety for describing pushing actions.

See also: työntää, työntö, työntövoima.