Päästin

Päästin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb päästää. The verb-pair related to päästää covers several senses, primarily to let out or release, to allow to pass or enter, and to emit or produce something. In usage, päästin commonly expresses that the subject allowed someone or something to go or to be admitted, or that they caused something to be released or made public.

In practical terms, päästin is used with a direct object or a complement indicating what is being released or allowed. Examples include letting a dog out (Päästin koiran ulos), admitting a friend inside (Päästin ystäväni sisään), or releasing information to the public (Päästin tiedot julkisuuteen). The sense of “allowing passage” is frequent in contexts such as entry control or traffic, where the subject refrains from blocking access.

Grammatically, päästin is the active voice, indicative mood, past tense form for the first person singular. The verb päästää conjugates in related forms such as päästän (present I let), pääset (you let), hän päästää (he/she lets), and plural forms like päästimme (we let). The passive voice corresponds to päästetään (is let/are let) and päästettiin (were let). The perfect forms use the passive participle, for example on päästetty (has been released).

Etymologically, päästää derives from Finnish root related to releasing or allowing movement. It is distinct from the closely related verb päästä, which in broader senses can mean to get to or manage to reach something.

See also: päästä, releasing and allowing verbs, Finnish verb conjugation.