kuormittua

Kuormittua is a Finnish intransitive verb meaning to become burdened, overloaded, or strained. It can describe both physical loading and emotional or mental pressure, when a person, system, or object begins to feel the effects of excess load or demands. The action is experienced by the subject rather than performed on an external object, which distinguishes kuormittua from the transitive kuormittaa.

The verb is related to kuormitus (load, burden) and kuormittaa (to burden, to load), but kuormittua emphasizes a change of state. It is commonly used with expressions indicating cause or source of the burden, often in the elative case (from/with regard to) in Finnish grammar. For example, a system can kuormittua in a crisis, and a person can kuormittua by worries or fatigue.

Usage notes and forms: kuormittua is used in present and past contexts with the subject experiencing the change. A common present sentence is "Järjestelmä kuormittuu häiriötilanteessa" (The system becomes burdened in a disturbance). A mental example is "Mieli kuormittuu suurista huolista." The past and perfect forms exist as well, e.g., "järjestelmä kuormittui" or "järjestelmä on kuormittunut." The noun form kuormittuminen denotes the process of becoming burdened, and kuormitus is the resulting burden itself.

In summary, kuormittua describes the act of coming under load or strain, applicable to physical, technical, and psychological contexts, and it forms part of a family of terms including kuormittaminen, kuormitus, and kuormittaa.