pysyy

Pysyy is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb pysyä, which means to stay, remain, or persist. It is used when the subject of the sentence is he, she, or it and indicates that the subject continues to be in a state, place, or condition.

Common uses include physical staying in a location (Hän pysyy kotona. He stays at home.), remaining in a situation or state (Kauppa pysyy auki. The shop stays open.), or continuing to endure or persist through circumstances (Se pysyy vahvana vaikeuksien keskellä. It remains strong in the face of adversity.).

Pysyy follows standard Finnish subject-verb agreement and forms negatives with ei in front of the verb (Hän ei pysy kotona. He does not stay at home.). It can pair with various adverbs and prepositional phrases to express continuity, duration, or persistence, and it appears in many idiomatic expressions such as pysyä mukana (to keep up) and pysyä ennallaan (to remain as it is).

Related forms include pysyä (the infinitive), pysyvä (permanent, durable), and pysyvyys (stability, permanence). Adverbs like pysyvästi (permanently) extend the meaning to longer-term or habitual persistence. The word is native to Finnish and part of the language’s core verb system, with usage spanning everyday conversation, literature, and media.

In summary, pysyy serves as a fundamental present-tense marker for staying or remaining, enabling speakers to describe ongoing states, places, and conditions in a concise, natural way.