Yöpymään

Yöpymään is the third infinitive form of the Finnish verb yöpyä, meaning to stay overnight or to lodge for the night. It describes the act of spending the night at a place, such as a hotel, hostel, cottage, or a friend’s home. As a non-finite verb form, yöpymään is used in constructions that express intent, purpose, or sequence of actions.

Usage examples include phrases with verbs of movement or intention, such as mennä yöpymään or aikoa yöpymään. Examples: Mennään yöpymään hotellissa. Hän aikoo yöpymään ystävän luona. Lähdimme yöpymään mökissä viikonlopuksi. These sentences show how yöpymään functions to indicate the action of staying overnight.

Grammatical notes: The 3rd infinitive yöpymään is used after certain verbs to express purpose or intention, and in constructions describing planned or potential overnight stays, for example with mennä yöpymään or jäädä yöpymään. It differs from the basic verb form yöpyä in that yöpymään specifies the act as a non-finite verb phrase used to link to other actions or intentions.

Related terms: The basic verb is yöpyä (to stay overnight). The noun form is yöpyminen (the act of staying overnight). The genitive form yöpymisen is used in phrases such as “yöpymisen tarve” (the need to stay overnight). These forms are commonly used in travel, hospitality, and lodging contexts.