Väsyä

Väsyä is a Finnish verb meaning to become tired or to feel sleepy. It covers physical fatigue after activity, lack of sleep, and mental tiredness or boredom. In everyday language it is used to describe how someone feels at a given moment or after a period of exertion, study, or stress. The related noun väsymys denotes fatigue, and the adjective väsynyt means tired.

Etymology and form: Väsyä derives from Finnish roots connected to tiredness. The word is used as an intransitive verb, typically with the subject experiencing the fatigue. In Finnish, fatigue can also be expressed with the impersonal construction minua väsyttää, meaning “I am tired” or “I feel fatigued.” Past tense and other forms exist (e.g., väsyin, väsytti), and speakers often pair väsyä with phrases about sleep or activity, such as long days or late nights.

Usage notes: Väsyä is common in both spoken and written Finnish. It can describe temporary tiredness from a single event (a long meeting) or more persistent weariness (insufficient sleep). In contexts of extreme exhaustion, synonyms like uupua or väsähtää may be used to convey stronger fatigue.

See also: väsymys; väsyneenä; väsynyt; uupumus.