8 ways to use the Finnish verb PITÄÄ

The Finnish verb pitää means "to like". It also means "to have to". And looooads of other things, too! Watch this video to find out how to use this very common Finnish verb.
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 "to like something"
01:29 "must", "have to"
01:57 "to keep"
02:35 "to hold"
02:49 "to keep something somewhere"
03:29 "to wear"
03:41 "to organize"
03:53 "to consider"

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

👀 My blog post with all the example sentences written down: finkingcap.com/blog/how-to-use-the-finnish-verb-pitaa/

[@soul_limited]

Tästä on apua.

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

@@soul_limited Hyvä kuulla!

[@abdulosman8846]

I came to this video excited, and I left crying.

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Oh no! Why did it make you upset?

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

@@romulosoares5216 Thank you :)

[@VANE261279]

Hahahah me too

[@kaelx1233]

Kiitos videosta 👍❤️

[@maihababa1888]

Kiitos paljon ❤. You made it simple and clear!

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Kiitos kommentista! So good to hear that you liked it. ❤

[@rengel0]

dont stop emmi, you are a good teacher

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Thank you for your support!

[@cressnaa4183]

No one had explain pitää this better. kiitos emmi

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

I'm so glad to hear you found it helpful. Thanks for the comment! 😊

[@EntertainPassions786]

Bundle of thanks 😊, it is very useful and informative video ☺☺

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.

[@ceciBA1]

I just discovered your channel, kiitos paljon työstäsi. Mietin, aiotteko tehdä videoita vain suomeksi ihmisille, jotka puhuvat vähän enemmän / ovat edistyneempiä. Se olisi hienoa! Ehkä tarinoita tai haastatteluja. Kiitos vielä kerran ja terveisiä Ruotsista! :)

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Moi! Anteeksi, en ollut huomannut kommenttiasi! Joo, tarkoitus on tehdä videoita vähän edistyneemmille opiskelijoille. Kiitos hyvistä ideoista ja kiitos kommentistasi. Terkkuja sinne naapurimaahan :)

[@ceciBA1]

@@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap Ei hätää! Kiitos paljon! Odotan niin innolla. On vaikea löytää suomenkielisiä videoita/podcatteja, varsinkin A2-B1-tasolle. Mukavaa viikonloppua ja kiitos vielä kerran!

[@laribcruz]

So many things to remember, thanks Emmi! 🌷

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

The list is loooong, isn't it?! 😂

[@mehmoodkhankhattak]

Please do one short video on paitsi 🙏

[@dirkgosselin318]

Very interesting video, and very helpful! Thanks a lot

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

You are welcome!

[@nahomtaye219]

Kiitos !!your lecture is so nice.

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for your comment. :)

[@rehnumatarannumtasmi6882]

Thank you soo much for explaning so nicely. now it is easy to remember.

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

You are welcome 😊 Thanks for the comment!

[@mehmoodkhankhattak]

Damn so good explanation. clearified it very clearly . thanks

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

You're welcome! Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it.

[@orazgaliabubakirov7290]

Kiitos!

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Ole hyvä! :)

[@hafsaibrahimabdullahi7115]

Kiitos paljon ope

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Ole hyvä 🙂

[@xinyinloh9375]

Vaikea !

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Niin on! Harjoitus tekee mestarin! :)

[@thetsuhtwe6217]

kiitti🥰

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Ei kestä! 🙂

[@karhukivi]

Hi Emmi, I think this is like how phrasal verbs work in English, e.g. to break up, break down, break into, break off, or break something; the adverb changes the meaning just as the case ending does in Finnish - I hope that is correct?

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

I think that's a great comparison!

[@soul_limited]

Mä pidan tästä video mutta mulla on yksi kommentia. Voitko sanoa soumen sanat vähän hitaasti, kiitos? I just make this sentence with little Soumen knowledge I have. Let me know how correct I was 😃

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

Kiitos palautteesta! 🧡

[@lawrenceseguin1865]

In Duolingo I learned expressions such as "Talo pitää siivota" = "The house needs to be cleaned." You don't cover this meaning. Is it a valid construction?

[@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap]

This is "must" or "have to", you'll find it at 1:29. The sentence structure in your example is something called nollapersoona (very common and useful, so I'm glad it's covered in Duolingo!)