raskautua

Raskautua is a Finnish verb meaning to become pregnant or to get pregnant. It denotes the process by which a person becomes pregnant and is used primarily in formal, medical, or scientific contexts. In everyday Finnish, the more common expression is tulla raskaaksi, which conveys the same idea in a conversational way.

The term is used to describe the onset or development of pregnancy and can appear in descriptions of pregnancy in people or, in more formal or clinical texts, in discussions about pregnancy in animals as well. Related nouns include raskaus (pregnancy) and raskaana (pregnant). The verb shares its semantic field with these terms and is part of the broader set of Finnish verbs that express processes or states.

Conjugation notes: Raskautua follows typical patterns of Finnish -ua verbs. In practical use, speakers typically rely on standard present, past, and other tense forms as with other intransitive verbs, and may prefer the more common idiom tulla raskaaksi in everyday speech. In formal writing, raskautua may appear when the focus is specifically on the process of becoming pregnant rather than on the result.

See also: raskaus, raskaana, tulla raskaaksi, pregnancy in Finnish terminology.