pysäyttää
Pysäyttää is a Finnish verb that means to cause something to stop or to stop something from moving, functioning, or progressing. The action is transitive, so the thing that is stopped typically appears as the direct object. Common uses include stopping a vehicle, halting a process, or delaying activity. For example: “Pysäytän auton” (I stop the car), “pysäyttää kehitys” (to halt development), or “pysäyttää tuotanto” (to stop production).
Forms and related words: Pysäyttää follows the standard Finnish causative pattern with the suffix -yttää. It
Usage notes: Pysäyttää is distinctly transitive and often contrasts with pysähtyä, which describes the subject coming