jähtymään

Jähtymään is a Finnish verb that translates to "to freeze" or "to become cold" in English. It is derived from the noun jäätä, which means "ice." The verb jähtymään is used to describe the process of something or someone becoming cold or frozen. For example, "Jos jäätämme vettä, se jähtyy" translates to "If we freeze water, it will freeze."

The verb jähtymään is often used in contexts related to weather, food preservation, and physical sensations. In weather-related contexts, it can describe the temperature dropping to the point where water freezes, such as "Talvella ilma voi jähtyä" meaning "In winter, the air can freeze." In food preservation, it refers to the process of freezing food to extend its shelf life, like "Jäätämällä marjat, ne säilyvät pitkään" meaning "By freezing berries, they will last a long time."

Jähtymään can also describe physical sensations, such as "Kun olen liian pitkään ulkona, minun kädet jähtyvät" meaning "When I've been outside for too long, my hands freeze." The verb can be used in both transitive and intransitive forms. In the transitive form, it can describe causing something to freeze, as in "Jäätin vettä jääkaappiin" meaning "I froze water in the freezer."

The past tense of jähtymään is jäätynyt, which can be used to describe something that has become cold or frozen, such as "Jääkaapissa on jäätynyt vettä" meaning "There is frozen water in the freezer." The passive voice form of jähtymään is jäätä, which can describe something that is being frozen, like "Vettä jäätää" meaning "Water is being frozen."