Viedä

Viedä is a Finnish verb meaning “to take away” or “to carry away,” used transitively to move an object from one place to another or to remove it. It can describe physical transport, removal of an item, or the transfer of something to another party or location. In economics and logistics, the related noun vienti means export or the act of exporting, and vieminen refers to the act of taking away.

Conjugation and usage: In the present tense the forms are vien, viet, vie, viemme, viette, vievät. The past tense forms are vein, veit, vei, veimme, veitte, veivät. The verb is irregular in its stems, with a vocalic alternation that affects the first- and third-person forms. The passive forms include present viedään, past vietiin, and the perfect passive on viety (has been taken away). Examples: Minä vien kahvin pöytään. Rahat vietiin yön aikana. Rahat on viety.

Derivations and related forms: The noun vienti (or vieminen) refers to the act of taking away or, in an economic sense, to export. These forms are used in phrases such as tavaroiden vienti (export of goods) or viennin arvo (the value of exports). The verb can appear in a variety of contexts, from everyday actions like taking goods to a location to formal descriptions of transport, logistics, or export activity.

Notes: Viedä contrasts with other Finnish verbs that share similar roots or meanings in different contexts, and it is essential to use the correct tense and passive forms to convey timing and voice accurately.