palkkaan

Palkkaan is the first-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb palkata, which means to hire or employ. It is used when the speaker is the one performing the action of bringing someone into a job or position. Palkata is a transitive verb and normally takes a direct object referring to the person or role being hired, as in Minä palkkaan uuden työntekijän.

In Finnish present tense, palkata conjugates for each person. Examples include sinä palkkaat (you hire), hän palkkaa (he/she hires), me palkkaamme (we hire), te palkkaatte (you hire), he palkkaavat (they hire). The base noun palkka means wage or salary, and it is related to verbs that express compensation or employment activities.

Etymology and related terms: palkata derives from palkka, the noun for wage, combined with the verb suffix -ta. The related noun palkka refers to pay, whereas palkata focuses on the action of hiring. In HR and recruitment contexts, palkata is commonly used to describe bringing new staff into an organization, while palkka refers to the remuneration part of employment.

Usage notes: palkkaa and other present-tense forms are used to describe ongoing hiring actions by different subjects. The word is neutral and standard in formal and informal Finnish. It is distinct from terms that refer to salary or payment, such as palkka, though the two appear in related employment discussions.

Examples: Minä palkkaan uuden ohjelmistokehittäjän. Hää palkkaa kollegansa. They hire several employees this quarter.