haastanut
Haastanut is the past participle form of the Finnish verb haasta, which means to challenge or to dare someone to a competition or task. In Finnish, participles are used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, so haastanut typically appears in contexts like “on haastanut” (has challenged).
The primary sense of haastanut is that someone has issued a challenge to someone else. It can
The corresponding passive participle is haastettu, meaning “have been challenged.” For example, “Joukkue on haastettu otteluun”
Haasta originates from the same root as haaste, the noun meaning “challenge.” The word family conveys the
- Hän on haastanut minut kilpailuun. (He has challenged me to a competition.)
- Tuomaristo on haastettu selittämään päätöksensä. (The referee has been challenged to explain their decision.)
- Joukkue on haastettu otteluun seuraavana päivänä. (The team has been challenged to a game the next