Väännät

Väännät is the second-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb vääntää, meaning to twist, turn, or wrench. The verb covers both physical actions, such as twisting a knob or wrenching a component, and figurative senses, such as distorting or twisting someone’s words.

Common senses and usage

- Physical twisting: used when describing turning or twisting objects, for example, “Sinä väännät ovenkahvaa” (You twist the door handle).

- Figurative twisting: used to indicate distorting or misrepresenting information, for example, “Hän vääntää sanoja” (He twists/distorts words).

Related forms and derivations

- Noun form: vääntö, meaning a twist or torque.

- Gerund/noun form: vääntäminen, the act of twisting.

- Related verb: väännellä, which can imply twisting or turning something more repeatedly or with some manipulation.

Grammatical notes

- Väänät is specifically the second-person singular present, while other persons form with different endings (minä väännän, hän vääntää, me vääntöämme, etc.).

- The stem involved is vääntä-, with typical Finnish verb conjugation patterns for -ä- verbs.

Example usage in context

- “Sinä väännät kahvaa, ja ovi aukeaa.” (You twist the handle, and the door opens.)

- “Hän vääntää sanoja saadakseen haluamansa kuvan.” (He twists/distorts words to get the image he wants.)

In summary, väännät denotes a present-tense action of twisting or turning performed by you, and the term belongs to a family of words related to twisting, torque, and figurative distortion.