potkaisee

Potkaisee is a Finnish verb meaning “kicks,” in its third-person singular present indicative form of the verb potkaista. The base potkaista means to strike something with a foot and is derived from the noun potku, which also refers to a kick. Potkaisee is a transitive verb and usually requires a direct object that is kicked, for example, pallon (the ball) or pelaaja (a ball, object).

In use, potkaista and its forms cover both a physical action and, in a figurative sense, a motion or impulse. The literal sense appears in sports and everyday speech, such as Hän potkaisee pallon maaliin (“He kicks the ball into the goal”). The figurative or extended sense describes giving momentum or impetus to a person, project, or situation, often translated as “kick-start” or “give a boost” in English, though idiomatic expressions vary.

Conjugation notes: potkaisee is the present tense form for he/she/it; past tense is potkaisi; the conditional form is potkaisisi; the imperative form is potkaise. As with most Finnish verbs, potkaista follows regular conjugation patterns, with forms adapting to different subjects and tenses.

See also: potkaista, potku, kick in Finnish.