muista

Muista is a Finnish verb meaning to remember. It is used to recall facts, events, or memories, and also appears in commands such as remember to do something. In present tense the forms include minä muistan, sinä muistat, hän muistaa; the imperative singular is muista, and the imperative plural is muistakaa. The negative form is en muista. The past tense forms are minä muistin, sinä muistit, hän muisti; me muistimme, te muistitte, he muistivat.

Muistaa belongs to the common Finnish verb class with a stem muist- and follows standard Finnish conjugation patterns for tense and mood. It can be combined with subordinate clauses introduced by että, as in “Muistan, että hän tuli” (I remember that he came). It is also commonly used with a following infinitive to express a reminder or intention, for example “Muista maksaa lasku” (Remember to pay the bill), where the imperative muista governs the infinitive muodossa.

In addition to the verb, muisti exists as a noun meaning memory. Related forms include muistaminen (the act of remembering) and muistuttaa (to remind), which, while related in meaning, functions as a separate verb with its own usage patterns. A common correlation phrase is muistaakseni, meaning “as far as I remember.”

Usage notes: muista can denote both personal memory and a directive to recall or heed something. It appears in everyday speech, education, and writing, and prefixes such as muistaa are often employed in phrases indicating recollection, reminders, or memory tasks. See also muisti (memory) and muistaminen (remembering) for related concepts.