taastua

Taastua is a Finnish verb meaning to come back to a previous state. It is most commonly used to describe regaining consciousness after fainting or anesthesia, but it also covers the broader idea of recovering from illness, injury, or other hardship. The term can refer to physical recovery as well as a return to normal mental or functional condition, and it may be used in both medical and everyday language. In figurative uses, taastua can describe a restoration of a situation or condition, such as an economy or a project rebounding after a setback.

In usage, taastua is an intransitive verb that often appears with phrases indicating what is being recovered from (for example from illness, from unconsciousness, or from a slump). The word is built with the native Finnish prefix taas-, which conveys return or repetition, paired with a root verb that expresses coming or becoming. It is related in meaning to other Finnish terms for recovery, such as toipua, though with different nuances; toipua tends to emphasize gradual recovery or getting better, while taastua emphasizes the return to an earlier state.

Taastua is primarily used in Finnish and is not common in other languages except in quotations or discussions of linguistic topics. It is part of everyday vocabulary in medical, news, and personal contexts.