tuoksui

Tuoksui is the third-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb tuoksua, meaning to smell or to have a scent. It describes that a subject emitted a smell at a previous time. As a finite verb, tuoksui agrees with the subject in person and number and is used in simple past contexts.

Morphology and usage: The base verb is tuoksua; the past tense form for singular third person is tuoksui, while plural past would be tuoksuivat. Tuoksua is intransitive, describing the smell produced by a subject (for example, an object or place) rather than the act of sniffing by an observer. The expression often appears with adjectives that characterize the scent, such as makea (sweet), pistävä (pungent), tai paahteinen (roasted). Tuoksui is commonly found in narrative or descriptive writing to convey atmosphere or sensory detail. It differs from haistaa, which refers to the act of perceiving a odor by smelling.

Examples:

- Kukka tuoksui makealta. (The flower smelled sweet.)

- Kahvi tuoksui paahteiselta. (The coffee smelled roasted.)

Related terms and notes: The noun form tuoksu refers to a fragrance or scent. Haistaa and haistella relate to the sense of smell or the act of sniffing, while haju is a more general word for odor, often negative. Tuoksui is typically used for describing scents emitted by things, rather than the subjective experience of smelling.