poimii

Poimii is a Finnish verb meaning "he/she/it picks" or "he/she/it harvests." It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb poimia, whose basic meaning is to pick, harvest, or glean. The verb can be used for picking fruits, berries, vegetables, or other items, and also in a figurative sense such as selecting information or words from a larger set.

Grammatical information: Poimii belongs to the regular Finnish verb class of -a/-ä verbs (type 1) and is built from the stem poimi-. Its present indicative forms are: minä poimin, sinä poimit, hän poimii, me poimme, te poimitte, he poimivat. The form poimii appears in the standard grammar as the third-person singular present. Negation is formed with ei: en poimi (I do not pick), et poimi (you do not pick), hän ei poimi (he/she does not pick).

Derived forms and related terms: The noun poiminta refers to the act of picking or gathering, and poimittu is the past participle meaning "picked." The present participle is poimiva, used in constructions like poimiva marjoja (picking berries) in relevant contexts.

Usage notes: Poimia is commonly used in everyday language to describe physical gathering of produce, such as "poimia marjoja" (to pick berries) or "poimia satoa" (to harvest the yield). It can also appear in idiomatic or literary expressions related to selection or extraction.

See also: poimia, poiminta, poimiminen.