maksaa

Maksaa is a Finnish verb meaning to pay, or to cost, in financial contexts. It describes giving money to obtain goods or services, and it is also used to state the price of something. Examples: “Se maksaa kymmenen euroa.” (“It costs ten euros.”) and “Maksan laskun tänään.” (“I will pay the bill today.”)

Conjugation and forms: Present tense forms are minä maksan, sinä maksat, hän maksaa, me maksamme, te maksatette, he maksavat. The past tense forms are maksoin, maksoit, maksoi, maksoimme, maksoitte, maksoivat. The perfect form is maksanut. The passive form is maksetaan. The imperative is maksa (singular) and maksakaa (plural).

Usage notes: Finnish typically uses the partitive form of the currency in price expressions, for example “tämä maksaa kymmenen euroa.” Questions about price use “Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa?” The verb is also common in idiomatic expressions such as “maksaa itsensä takaisin,” meaning that an investment pays for itself.

Related terms and conceptions: The noun maksua (the act or amount of paying) and maksu (payment) appear in compound terms such as maksutapa (method of payment) and maksukortti (payment card). Lasku (invoice) is often associated with maksaminen, the activity of paying. Maksaa is a central verb in Finnish financial and commercial language.