Thursday, December 19, 2013

How to use the Finnish verbs 'löytää' and 'lyödä'

These two verbs are often mixed, probably because of the diphtongs öy, yö and öi are kind of tricky anyway. I hope that this post helps you to remember the difference.

Löytää is to find, and its four important forms are löytää, löydän, löysin and löytänyt.


  • Sinun on pakko löytää se avain. - You must find the key.
  • En löytänyt sitä mistään. - I didn't find it anywhere. 
  • Minä kyllä löydän sen! - I'll definitely find it!
  • Kuka tämän löysi? - Who found this?
  • Mistä sinä löysit tämän? - Where did you find this? (Notice that we find from somewhere.)
  • Ihanaa, että löysin sinut! - How lovely that I found you!

Lyödä is to hit, to punch. The four important forms are lyödä, lyön, löin and lyönyt.


  • Älä lyö! - Don't hit!
  • Kumpi löi ensin? - Who punched first?
  • En minä lyönyt! - It wasn't me who hit!
  • Ei saa lyödä! - No hitting!
  • Miksi sinä löit pikkusiskoa? - Why did you hit your little sister?
  • Onko sinua koskaan lyöty? - Have you ever been punched?

Katso video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwIcXDnK8c 


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8 comments:

  1. Tommy QuistDecember 19, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Yeah, I used to mix these up a lot when I started.

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  2. Nick O.December 19, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    I jus wanna "lyödä" one of those off the finnish language to make my life easier :D

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    1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 1:19 PM

      Yeah, it's horrible when spelling actually matters.

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  3. jose peiranoMarch 13, 2018 at 5:14 PM

    Hi! I can´t find in any online translator wich is the correct verb used in Finnish for hitting something with the head... In english would be to give a "headbutt" I guess, like in soccer for example, when you HIT the ball with your head. Would it be "puskea"? :-) Thanks for your time!

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    1. Random Finnish Lesson / Hanna MännikkölahtiMarch 14, 2018 at 7:21 AM

      Joo, "puskea" on oikea sana. Puskea palloa.
      Jossain muussa kontekstissa, esimerkiksi tappelussa, voi olla myös "iskeä päällä" http://www.sanakirja.org/search.php?id=816537&l2=3

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    2. jose peiranoMarch 14, 2018 at 6:19 PM

      Kiitos paljon! halauksia Argentiinasta!

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  4. UnknownMay 11, 2020 at 3:32 PM

    can explain different between LÖYTÄÄ - LÖYTYÄ verbi

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  5. Random Finnish Lesson / Hanna MännikkölahtiMay 11, 2020 at 7:48 PM

    Yes! Löytyä is intransitive, to be found. Avain löytyi maton alta. The key was found from under the rug. http://randomfinnishlesson.blogspot.com/2012/10/transitive-and-intransitive-verbs.html

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