riippua

Riippua is a Finnish intransitive verb with two primary senses. In a physical sense it means to be suspended or to hang from a support. In a figurative sense it means to depend on or to be contingent upon something. Examples include taulu riippuu seinällä (the picture hangs on the wall) and menestys riippuu tekijöistä (success depends on factors).

Grammatical notes: The verb is intransitive and uses different constructions for its senses. For physical hanging, objects are described with location expressions such as seinällä or katossa. For dependence, it can take a dependent clause or noun phrase expressing what it depends on, as in “menestys riippuu tekijöistä” or “tulevaisuus riippuu päätöksistä.” Related forms include riippuva (hanging or dependent, used as an adjective) and riippuvuus (dependence or addiction). The common past forms are riipui (past tense) and riipunut (past participle). The present third-person singular form is riipuu.

Etymology and usage: Riippua is a native Finnish verb, and its precise historical origin is not elaborated here. It has produced common derivatives used in everyday language to describe both physical suspension and abstract dependence, and it remains a basic verb in standard Finnish for describing how objects hang and how outcomes or conditions depend on other factors.