Pidetä

Pidetä is a form that appears in some linguistic descriptions of Finnish but is not a standard, widely used lemma in modern Finnish. In mainstream Finnish grammar, the verb مرتبط with the meaning “to hold” or “to keep” is pitää (present), and its passive and related non-finite forms are built from that root. The forms most commonly encountered in standard Finnish are pidetään (present passive), pidettiin (past passive), pidetty (past participle), and pidettävä (passive participle meaning “to be kept” or “to be kept/required”).

Because pidetä does not figure as a regular dictionary entry, its appearance is typically restricted to historical texts, dialect descriptions, or pedagogical discussions about Finnish inflection. When it does appear, it is usually described as a non-standard or archaic stem or as a theoretical illustration used to show how passive forms are derived from the verb pitää. Its precise role—whether as a non-finite form, a mistaken or obsolete spelling, or a regional variant—can vary between sources, and it is not used in contemporary written or spoken Finnish in a fixed, recognized way.

For learners of Finnish, the important standard forms to know are pidetään, pidettiin, pidetty, and pidettävä, which cover the main passive, perfect participle, and the to-be-kept construction. Pidetä may be mentioned in grammar notes as a historical or dialectal feature, but it is not part of the modern active vocabulary or standard inflection system.

See also: Finnish verb, pitää, pidetty, pidettävä, pidetään.