pysyvää

Pysyvä is a Finnish adjective meaning permanent, lasting, or durable. It describes something that is intended to endure over time rather than being temporary or transient. In everyday use, pysyvä can refer to physical durability, long-term commitments, or enduring qualities, and it can apply to both concrete objects and abstract states.

Etymology and usage notes: The word derives from the verb pysyä, meaning “to stay” or “to remain,” with the suffix -vä forming an adjective that denotes a property. As a flexible descriptor, pysyvä agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, and it appears in a wide range of contexts from everyday speech to technical and academic language.

Common contexts and examples: Pysyvä ratkaisu means a permanent solution, while pysyvä asenne refers to a lasting attitude. In biology, sociology, and politics, the term often signals stability and continuity over time. In computing and information technology, pysyvä can be used to translate “persistent” or “permanent” in phrases such as pysyvä muisti (persistent memory) or pysyvä tallennus (permanent storage).

Relation to related terms: Pysyvä is contrasted with tilapäinen, meaning temporary or short-term. Related adjectives include kestävä (durable) and pitkäaikainen (long-term). The adverb form is pysyvästi, used to describe actions done in a permanent or lasting manner.

See also: Finnish vocabulary on durability and permanence, and translation guidelines for persistent concepts in technical contexts.