räjähti

Räjähti is the past tense form of the Finnish verb räjähtää, meaning to explode or blow up. It is used to describe a literal explosion, such as a bomb, rocket, or fireworks, and can also be used metaphorically to indicate a sudden or dramatic burst of activity, growth, or intensity.

In Finnish grammar, räjähti is the third-person singular past tense of räjähtää. The infinitive form is räjähtää. Related forms include räjäyttää (to detonate or blow up something) and räjähtävä (explosive or bursting in an adjective). Nouns associated with the verb include räjähdys (an explosion) and räjäytyminen (detonation or explosion process).

The term is common in news reporting about accidents or attacks, as well as in everyday language. It can describe both physical explosions and figurative surges, for example in sales or attention.

Examples: "Pommi räjähti kaupungin keskustassa." (The bomb exploded in the city center.) "Myynti räjähti viime vuonna." (Sales exploded last year.) These illustrate the literal and figurative uses of räjähti in Finnish.

See also: räjähdys, räjäytyminen, räjäyttää.