nollaantua

Nollaantua is a Finnish verb meaning to become zero or to be canceled out, typically indicating that a quantity, balance, or effect has been reduced to zero. It is formed from the noun nolla (zero) with a verb-forming suffix that conveys a passive, intransitive action.

The term is used across several domains. In financial and accounting contexts, balances or results may nollaantua after adjustments that offset income and expenses, or when debts and assets are settled so that the net effect is zero. In everyday language, the concept can describe other kinds of cancellation or neutralization, such as effects or counts being effectively erased. Related forms include nollaus (the act of zeroing) and nollaantuminen (the process or outcome of becoming zero). In mathematics or physics, the phrase can be used more loosely to describe a value trending toward zero, though technical terminology is common in those fields.

Usage notes: nollaantua is intransitive and neutral in tone, suitable for descriptive statements about results or balances reaching zero. For a more direct, transitive option meaning “to zero something,” Finnish commonly uses nollata. The related verb nollautua is often used for something becoming neutralized or cancelled out in a broader sense.

Examples:

- Tulos nollaantui, kun tulot ja menot olivat yhtä suuria.

- Tilin saldo nollaantui nollauksen jälkeen.

- Vaikutukset voivat nollaantua, jos ne kumotaan toisillaan.

See also: nolla, nollaus, nollautua, nollata.