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No. 575 in Finnish

jäädä

"Jäädä" means "to stay" or "to remain."

In a sentence

  • Minun täytyi jäädä kotiin, koska satoi.

    I had to stay home because it was raining.

    Here, 'jäädä' is used in its intransitive form to describe staying or remaining in a place.

  • Hän jäi kiinni rikoksesta.

    He was caught for the crime.

    In this sentence, 'jäädä' is used in a figurative sense meaning 'to be caught or found out.'

  • Jäädäkö vai mennä?

    To stay or to go?

    This usage exemplifies 'jäädä' in an infinitive form, presenting the concept of staying as an option.

  • Minä päätin jäädä kotiin tänään.

    I decided to stay at home today.

    In this sentence, 'jäädä' means to stay or remain. It's used to indicate the decision to stay at a certain place (home).

  • Hän jäi kiinni valheestaan.

    He got caught in his lie.

    Here, 'jäädä' is used in a figurative sense meaning to get caught or to be exposed in some situation (getting caught).

  • Voisitko jäädä odottamaan minua hetkeksi?

    Could you stay and wait for me for a moment?

    In this example, 'jäädä' conveys the meaning of staying in a place with the intention to wait.

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