Hyväksyyn

Hyväksyyn is a Finnish verb form derived from the verb hyväksyä, meaning to accept or approve. In contemporary Finnish, the standard first-person singular present indicative is hyväksyn. Hyväksyyn, by contrast, is a form found in older or dialectal Finnish and is identified as a jussive (hortative) mood form of hyväksyä. It corresponds roughly to English “let me/let us accept” and is used to express a wish, exhortation, or ceremonial command rather than a straightforward statement of fact.

Morphology and use: The form is built from the verb stem hyväksy- plus the archaic jussive ending -yn. The jussive mood in Finnish is now mostly documented in historical texts, poetry, or religious writings, and it is not standard in everyday speech. The modern equivalents for exhortation in most contexts are the third-person jussive “hyväksyköön” or the first-person optative constructions in fixed phrases, or simply the imperative for direct orders.

Examples and notes: In texts that retain archaic Finnish orthography, you may encounter lines such as Hyväksyyn tämä päätös, meaning “Let me accept this decision.” However, such usage is rare and typically confined to formal, literary, or scriptural contexts.

See also: hyväksyä, Finnish verb conjugation, jussive mood, Finnish grammar, Kalevala-style language.