ylikuormittui

Ylikuormittui is a Finnish verb form meaning “became overloaded.” It is the third-person singular past tense of the verb ylikuormittua, a compound of yli- (“over”) and kuormittua (“to become overloaded”). The form expresses that something has exceeded its capacity or safety limits.

Usage and contexts: The term is used in both technical writing and everyday language to describe machines, systems, or workloads that have surpassed their designed capacity. Example: Kone ylikuormittui äkillisesti, ja se pysähtyi. In such contexts it conveys a change of state from normal operation to an overloaded condition.

Linguistic notes: In Finnish, ylikuormittua follows standard conjugation; present tense is ylikuormittuu, past tense ylikuormittui. Related words include ylikuormitus (overload), ylikuormittaminen (overloading or the process of becoming overloaded), and the verbs kuormittaa (to overload or load) and kuormitus (load or burden).

See also: kuormitus, ylikuormitus, kuormittaa, kuormittua, ylikuormittua.

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