Get the appGet the app
Finnish frequency list

No. 513 in Finnish

jäivät

"Jäivät" means "they stayed" or "they remained" in English.

In a sentence

  • He jäivät jälkeen juoksussa.

    They fell behind in the race.

    Here, 'jäivät' is used in the context of falling behind in a sequence or progression.

  • Kirjat jäivät pöydälle.

    The books were left on the table.

    In this example, 'jäivät' shows that the books remained at the specified location.

  • Opiskelijat jäivät keskustelemaan opettajan kanssa tunnin jälkeen.

    The students stayed to talk with the teacher after the lesson.

    Here, 'jäivät' implies staying voluntarily for an activity.

  • He jäivät kotiin tänään.

    They stayed at home today.

    In this sentence, 'jäivät' is used to indicate that the subject (they) remained or stayed at a specific location, in this case, home.

  • Näytöt jäivät varsin vaimeiksi tässä kilpailussa.

    The performances remained rather subdued in this competition.

    Here, 'jäivät' is used to describe a state or condition that continued or persisted, specifically the subdued nature of the performances.

  • Hänestä jäivät hyvät muistot.

    He left behind good memories.

    In this context, 'jäivät' is used to convey the idea of something being left behind or remaining, namely the good memories in this instance.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “jäivät” in actual Finnish podcasts.

Find “jäivät” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Finnish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Learning English?

LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into suomi, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Finnish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).