Pääsee

Pääsee is the third-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb päästä, a versatile verb meaning to get, to reach, to be able to do something, or to be admitted to a place or activity. The sense of pääsee depends on context and accompanying words, making it one of the most common verbs in everyday Finnish.

Usage and meanings

- Ability or opportunity: pääseeoften expresses being able to do something or having the chance to do it. For example, Hän pääsee töihin aikaisin means “He can get to work early” or “He will be able to get to work early.”

- Movement or arrival: it can indicate reaching a destination or being able to enter a place. Pääsee kotiin translates as “gets home” or “is able to get home,” and Pääse sisälle means “get inside” or “you may come in.”

- Admission or access: the verb is used for being admitted to programs, events, or groups. Esimerkiksi, Hän pääsee kurssille translates to “He gets into/has been admitted to the course.”

- Escape or avoidance: in phrases like päästä karkuun, pääsee voi convey escaping from something or avoiding a situation.

Forms and related words

- The form pääsee appears with he, she, or it as the subject. Other persons are pääsen, pääset, pääsemme, pääsette, pääsevät.

- Related nouns include pääsy (entry, access) and päästämiseen related forms such as päästää (to let/allow, to release) and pääseminen (getting in or getting there).

Notes

- Päästä and its derivatives require case markings that indicate direction or destination (for example illative cases like kotiin, sisään).

- The meaning often depends on particles or prepositions used with the verb.

See also: pääsy, päästä eroon, päästää.