vakautan

Vakautan is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb vakauttaa, meaning "I stabilize" or "I make stable." It functions as a finite verb form used when the speaker states that they are actively causing or maintaining stability.

Etymology and morphology: vakauttaa is formed from the adjective vakaa ("stable") with a causative verb formation, creating a transitive verb that denotes causing something to become stable. Vakautan follows regular Finnish conjugation patterns for verbs of its class, ending in -n for the first-person singular present.

Usage: vakautan appears in spoken and written Finnish whenever a speaker declares personal agency in stabilizing a system, object, situation, or process. Common contexts include politics and economics (e.g., "Vakautan talouden" — "I will stabilize the economy"), engineering and mechanics (stabilizing structures or devices), and social contexts (maintaining social order or relationships). It contrasts with intransitive or reflexive forms such as vakautua, which means "to become stable" without an external agent.

Related forms: other conjugations include vakautat (you stabilize), vakauttaa (he/she stabilizes or infinitive), vakautimme (we stabilized), and the passive vakautetaan (is/are stabilized). The verb can take objects and adverbial modifiers and participates in typical Finnish tense, mood, and voice constructions.