No. 157 in Finnish
päästä
The Finnish word "päästä" means "to reach, get to, be able to go, to be let go/released."
In a sentence
Haluan päästä matkustamaan tänä kesänä.
I want to have the opportunity to travel this summer.
The word 'päästä' is used here in its infinitive form with the meaning 'to get to' or 'to have the opportunity to do something'.
Opiskelijat pääsivät tentin läpi.
The students passed the exam.
The word 'pääsivät' is the past tense third-person plural form of 'päästä', meaning 'to pass' in the context of succeeding in an exam or similar.
Hän pelästyi, kun näki käärmeen päästä varpaisiin.
He got scared when he saw a snake from head to toe.
Here, the word 'päästä' is part of the expression 'päästä varpaisiin', which means 'from head to toe'.
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