työntämään

työntämään is the illative singular form of the Finnish verb työntää. Työntää means to push, thrust, or shove. The illative case in Finnish indicates motion into, onto, or into a state. Therefore, työntämään specifically implies the action of pushing something *into* a certain place or state. For example, "Hän työntää auton autotalliin" translates to "He is pushing the car into the garage." In this context, työntämään signifies the act of directing the car towards the interior of the garage. The verb itself, työntää, can also be used transitively or intransitively, and its meaning can extend to metaphorical uses such as pushing an idea forward or pushing for a decision. However, the form työntämään is specifically tied to the directional aspect of pushing something into an enclosed space or a specific condition. It is a fundamental verb in Finnish, commonly used in everyday language to describe physical actions involving force and direction. The specific conjugation into the illative singular indicates a singular subject performing the action of pushing into a destination.