varastan

Varastan is a Finnish verb form meaning “I steal.” It is the first-person singular present indicative of the verb varastaa, which translates to “to steal” in English. The present tense in Finnish serves for both ordinary present actions and general statements, and does not require an auxiliary to indicate ongoing action.

Grammatically, varastan belongs to the conjugation pattern of varastaa. Other present-tense forms include varostat, varastaa, varastamme, varastatte, and varastavat for you (singular formal) and they. The past tense forms are minä varasti, sinä varasti, hän varasti, me varastimme, te varastitte, he varastivat. The past participle is varastanut, and the passive past participle is varastettu.

Etymology and related forms: varastaa is related to the noun varasto, meaning storage or warehouse. This connection reflects historical semantics in which theft was conceived as taking goods from a storehouse or inventory. Related words include varastointi (the act of storing or the act of stealing, depending on context) and varastoida (to store).

Usage notes: Varastan is used in contexts discussing theft, crime, or fictional narration. In everyday language, speakers typically choose wording appropriate to the register and context, but varastaa and its forms appear across journalism, literature, and conversational speech. As with many verbs denoting wrongdoing, careful usage is advised to avoid encouraging illegal activity.

See also: varastaa, varastointi, varasto, varastoida.