kommunikoida

Kommunikoida is a Finnish verb meaning to communicate, to exchange information, or to establish contact and interaction with others. It covers spoken and written interaction as well as nonverbal and digital forms of exchange, and it can refer to both personal communication and broader information sharing through various channels. The word is a loanword from Swedish kommunicera, which in turn traces back to Latin communicare, meaning to share or make common.

Usage and nuances: kommunikoida is commonly used to describe interpersonal communication, organizational communication, media communication, and data or protocol-based exchanges in technology. In everyday language it often replaces more specific verbs like viestiä (to message) or olla yhteydessä (to be in touch). In IT contexts, it describes how systems or programs exchange data or signals.

Examples: He kommunikoivat selvästi. (They communicate clearly.) Yritys kommunikoi asiakkaidensa kanssa. (The company communicates with its customers.) Ohjelmistot kommunikoivat protokollien kautta. (The software programs communicate through protocols.)

Conjugation note: kommunikoida follows regular Finnish verb patterns. Infinitive: kommunikoida. Present: minä kommunikoin, sinä kommunikoit, hän kommunikoi, me kommunikoimme, te kommunikoitte, he kommunikoivat. Passive: kommunikoidaan.

Related terms: kommunikaatio (communication, the process or field), kommunikointi (the act or practice of communicating). These nouns are commonly used in media, education, and technology to describe communication as a concept.