käynnistää
Käynnistää is a Finnish verb meaning to start, boot up, or initiate. It is used for making something begin to operate, such as a machine, a computer program, a process, or a plan. The sense covers both turning on a device and beginning an activity or procedure.
Etymology and usage notes: the verb is built from the stem käynnist- and the infinitive suffix -ä,
Grammatical information: käynnistää is a transitive verb with standard Finnish conjugation patterns. In the present tense:
Related terms: käynnistys (start-up, initiation), käynnistäminen (the act of starting), and käynnistyä (to start up, to
Examples: Käynnistin auton aamulla. (I started the car in the morning.) Käynnistä ohjelma, ole hyvä. (Start the