Osallistun

Osallistun is the first-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb osallistua, meaning to participate or to take part. It is used when the speaker refers to their own participation in an event, activity, or process.

Grammatical notes: osallistua is a regular Finnish verb. The present tense forms are osallistun, osallistut, osallistuu, osallistumme, osallistutte, osallistuvat. In practical usage the verb is commonly followed by the illative case to indicate what one participates in, for example kilpailuun (to a competition), tapahtumaan (to an event), or kurssille (to a course). Examples: Osallistun kilpailuun. Osallistun kurssille. Osallistumme seminaariin.

Negative and related forms: the negative is en osallistu. The present participle muodossa osallistuva means “participating,” and the noun osallistuminen means “participation.” The noun for a participant is osallistuja, with plural form osallistujat.

Usage notes: osallistua emphasizes active involvement in an activity rather than merely being present. It is appropriate for describing personal involvement in formal events, courses, competitions, or projects, and it commonly collocates with event names in the illative case. Related verbs and nouns, such as osallistuminen (participation) and osallistuja (participant), are used to discuss participation more generally or in abstract terms.