Vähensi

Vähensi is a Finnish word that functions as the past tense, third-person singular form of the verb vähentää. The verb vähentää means to reduce, decrease, lessen, or diminish. Therefore, "vähensi" translates to "reduced," "decreased," "lessened," or "diminished" when referring to an action performed by a single, non-human subject in the past.

For example, if a company's profits decreased, one might say "Yrityksen voitot vähensi" (The company's profits decreased). If the amount of rainfall lessened, the sentence could be "Sateen määrä vähensi" (The amount of rain lessened). The word is used to describe a past action of making something smaller in quantity, intensity, or scope. It is a common verb in Finnish and appears in various contexts, from financial reports to descriptions of natural phenomena. The grammatical form indicates that a singular subject performed the action of reduction or decrease.