vähentua

Vähentyä is a Finnish verb that means to decrease, diminish, lessen, or reduce. It is a common verb used in everyday Finnish and can be applied to a wide range of situations where a quantity, intensity, or number is becoming smaller.

The verb vähentyä is in the third person singular present tense, meaning "it decreases" or "he/she/it decreases." The infinitive form of the verb is vähentyä. Other forms of the verb exist to express different tenses, moods, and persons. For example, "vähenee" is another common present tense form, and "väheni" means "decreased" in the past tense.

The word can be used to describe a decrease in physical objects, such as the amount of water in a container vähenee (decreases). It can also refer to a reduction in abstract concepts like stress vähenee (stress decreases) or the population vähenee (the population decreases). In economics, it might describe how prices vähenee (prices decrease). The intensity of something can also vähentyä, such as the sound vähenee (the sound lessens).

Synonyms for vähentyä in Finnish include pienentyä (to become smaller), laskea (to fall, to lower), and supistua (to shrink, to contract), depending on the specific context and nuance. The opposite of vähentyä is kasvaa (to grow) or lisääntyä (to increase). Understanding the usage of vähentyä is fundamental for comprehending and speaking Finnish effectively.