Voida - to be able to, to 'can' something
- Mä voin auttaa sua. - I can help you. I have the skill and the time, and there's nothing stopping me from helping you.
- Voinko mä tuoda jotain? - Can I bring something?
- Voitko odottaa vähän aikaa? - Can you wait for a while?
- Voisitko sä avata oven? - Could you open the door?
- Notice that voida is also to feel.
Pystyä - almost the same as 'voida'
Pystyä and voida are the same, but sometimes pystyä sounds a little bit stronger. Notice the use of maan infinitive with the second verb.
- Mä en pysty vielä kävelemään. - I cannot walk yet.
- Minä pystyin kävelemään. - I was able to walk.
- En pysty tähän! - I can't do this! I can't take this!
- Notice that we usually use pystyä (pystyn, pystyin, pystynyt) in the past tense, because voida is the same in present and past.
- Watch the legendary video with Kola-Olli and his one-liner "Ei pysty. On niin hapokasta, että ei pysty."
Saada - to get, to receive
- Keneltä sä sait tämän? - From whom did you get this?
- Mä en saanut sitä sähköpostia. - I didn't receive that email.
Saada - to have a permission
- Saanko mä sanoa jotain? - May I say something?
- Saatko sä jo uida? - Are you allowed to swim already?
- Te ette saa tulla tänne! - You are not allowed to come here.
- Miksi mä en saa koskaan tehdä mitään kivaa?! - Why can't I ever do anything fun?!
Saada - to get things done
- Oletteko saaneet mitään tehtyä? - Have you managed to get anything done?
- Read my post about this topic
Osata - to know how to do something, or to master a skill or a language
- Mä osaan auttaa sua. - I can help you. I know what to do.
- Miksi mä en osaa tehdä tätä? - Why can't I do this?
- Osaatteko te tulla meille? - Do you know how to get to my place?
- Osaatko sä ranskaa? - Do you know French?
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