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No. 598 in Finnish

päässyt

"Päässyt" means "gotten" or "managed to" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

  • Hän ei ollut päässyt kotimatkalle ajoissa.

    He had not been able to start his journey home on time.

    In this sentence, 'päässyt' is used as a part of the perfect tense with a helping verb to express not reaching or achieving the action of starting to head home.

  • Olen päässyt tavoitteeseeni kovalla työllä.

    I have reached my goal through hard work.

    Here, 'päässyt' means 'have reached' or 'achieved' in the context of attaining a personal objective.

  • Hän ei ole vielä päässyt perille.

    She has not yet arrived at her destination.

    In this usage, 'päässyt' conveys the idea of 'arrived' or 'reached' in the context of physical movement towards a destination.

  • Olin iloinen, että olin päässyt ajoissa perille.

    I was happy that I had arrived on time.

    In this sentence, 'päässyt' is used in the past perfect tense of the verb 'päästä', meaning to reach or arrive.

  • Hän ei ollut päässyt mukaan retkelle.

    He/She hadn't been able to join the trip.

    Here, 'päässyt' conveys the idea of being able to or managing to participate in an activity, used in the past perfect tense.

  • Vihdoin olin päässyt tehtävän loppuun.

    Finally, I had managed to finish the task.

    In this case, 'päässyt' is used metaphorically to mean achieving or completing something.

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