Väsyttääverbillä

Väsyttääverbillä refers to the use of the Finnish verb väsyttää in a construction that expresses tiredness or fatigue, either as a feeling of the experiencer or as fatigue caused by an activity. The verb means “to tire” in a broad sense and is commonly used to say that someone feels tired or that doing something tires them.

Grammatical pattern and usage are distinctive in Finnish. The experiencer is typically expressed in the partitive case, not in the nominative or accusative. This impersonal-like construction centers on the experience of the person rather than on a concrete agent. Examples include Minua väsyttää (I am tired) or Sinua väsyttää (You are tired). The form remains väsyttää, regardless of the person, which is characteristic of this verb class. You can also attach an infinitive or clause to indicate what causes the fatigue, for example Minua väsyttää tehdä töitä (I am tired from doing work) or Minua väsyttää, kun en saa unta (I am tired when I don’t get enough sleep).

Väsyttää can express varying shades of tiredness. It is common to say väsyttää paljon (to be very tired) or väsyttää tehdä jotain (to get tired from doing something). The construction is versatile and can reflect ongoing fatigue, fatigue from a specific activity, or general fatigue in a given situation. In translation, English equivalents are often “to feel tired,” “to be tired,” or “to tire someone.”

See also: Finnish grammar, partitive case, impersonal verbs, verb väsyttää.