vastaa

Vastaa is a Finnish verb form derived from the infinitive vastata, which means to answer or to respond. It is primarily the present tense third-person singular indicative form, meaning “he/she/it answers.” It is also used as the imperative mood, giving a direct command such as “Vastaa!” meaning “Answer!” in everyday speech.

In Finnish, vastata belongs to the common -ata class of verbs. The present tense forms include vastaan (I answer), vastaat (you answer), vastaa (he/she/it answers), vastaamme (we answer), vastaatte (you all answer), vastaavat (they answer). The past tense forms include vastasin, vastasit, vastasi, vastasimme, vastasitte, vastasivat. The noun corresponding to the action is vastaus, meaning “an answer.”

Usage notes: Vastaa typically takes complements that indicate what is being answered. A frequent construction is vastata kysymykseen, meaning “to answer the question.” Finnish word order allows flexibility, but the subject often precedes vastaa in simple sentences, such as “Hän vastaa pian” (He/She answers soon). The form also appears in dialogues, instructions, and written narration to attribute the act of answering to a subject.

See also: vastaus (answer), vastata (to answer). The word is semantically related to related forms of the same verb family and is commonly used in both everyday and formal Finnish to describe responding or replying.