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täytyä

täytyä

Finnish

(index tä)

Verb

täytyä

  1. (intransitive, impersonal, auxiliary) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive = must, have to.
    Minun täytyy nyt lähteä.
    I must leave now.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • Täytyä expresses absolute necessity to do something, whereas its near synonym pitää does not have as unconditional a nuance as täytyä.
  • Seldom used in negative sentences, in which the synonymous olla pakko is preferred by most speakers.

Synonyms