lysäytyneenä

Lysäytyneenä is a Finnish word that translates to "collapsed" or "caved in" in English. It is commonly used to describe a physical structure that has lost its integrity and fallen inwards. This could refer to a building that has crumbled due to age, damage, or an explosion, or a tunnel that has collapsed under pressure. The term implies a sudden and dramatic failure of support.

Beyond literal physical collapse, lysäytyneenä can also be used metaphorically. It might describe a plan that has failed disastrously, a system that has broken down completely, or even a person's emotional state after a significant setback, suggesting a feeling of being overwhelmed and unable to cope. In such contexts, it conveys a sense of complete breakdown and loss of function or stability.

The grammatical form "lysäytyneenä" is the essive case of the past passive participle of the verb "lysähtyä," meaning "to collapse." This grammatical structure indicates a state of being or a manner of existing as having collapsed. Therefore, when something is described as lysäytyneenä, it is in a state of having undergone collapse.