repimisen

Repimisen is a Finnish noun form meaning the act of tearing or ripping. It is the genitive singular of repiminen, a nominalization created from the verb repiä, which means to tear. The word is used to show a relationship of possession or association with the tearing activity, for example in phrases like repimisen voima (the force of tearing) or repimisen aikana (during tearing).

In meaning, repiminen covers both physical tearing of materials such as paper, fabric, or rope, and metaphorical tearing, such as the breaking apart of plans, relationships, or structures. As a generic noun, repimisen appears in descriptive, technical, and literary contexts where the focus is on the act itself rather than a specific instance of tearing.

Grammatically, repimisen is the genitive form of repiminen and is typically used to modify another noun or to function within a larger phrase that indicates the nature or consequence of tearing. Common constructions include repimisen aiheuttama vaurio (damage caused by tearing) and repimisen aikana (during tearing). It can also appear in more abstract discussions, such as the moral or social implications of tearing apart a community.

Related terms include repiä (to tear) and repäistä (to rip off or tear away), from which repiminen derives. The usage of repimisen is standard in Finnish when the act of tearing is the topic or when describing quantities, effects, or periods associated with tearing.