Bedeutung
Maintaining family ties.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Finland, 'keeping in touch' is often non-verbal. Sending a photo of a forest or a cup of coffee is a valid form of 'yhteydenpito'. Similar to Finland, but Swedes might use 'fika' as the primary vehicle for keeping in touch, emphasizing the social gathering. In cultures like Italy or Greece, 'pitää yhteyttä' might imply daily or even multiple daily calls, which might seem 'heavy' to a Finn. For the global Finnish diaspora, 'pitää yhteyttä' is almost entirely digital, relying on apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
Use the Suffix
Adding '-ni' to 'perheeseen' (perheeseeni) makes you sound much more natural when talking about your own family.
Don't forget the 't'
It's 'yhteyttä' (partitive), not 'yhteys'. Without the 't', the sentence is broken.
Bedeutung
Maintaining family ties.
Use the Suffix
Adding '-ni' to 'perheeseen' (perheeseeni) makes you sound much more natural when talking about your own family.
Don't forget the 't'
It's 'yhteyttä' (partitive), not 'yhteys'. Without the 't', the sentence is broken.
Silence is okay
In Finland, you can 'pitää yhteyttä' just by being in the same room without talking much.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word in the correct case.
Yritän pitää ______ perheeseen joka viikko.
The verb 'pitää' in this context requires the partitive case for the object 'yhteys'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct way to say 'I keep in touch with my family'.
The standard target case for 'pitää yhteyttä' is the illative (-seen).
Complete the dialogue.
A: Muutitko sinä Lappiin? B: Kyllä, mutta ______.
This is the most natural way to express staying connected despite the distance.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You haven't called your parents in a month and feel bad about it.
The conditional 'pitäisi' (should) combined with the phrase expresses the feeling of obligation.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Pitää vs. Ottaa
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenYritän pitää ______ perheeseen joka viikko.
The verb 'pitää' in this context requires the partitive case for the object 'yhteys'.
Choose the correct way to say 'I keep in touch with my family'.
The standard target case for 'pitää yhteyttä' is the illative (-seen).
A: Muutitko sinä Lappiin? B: Kyllä, mutta ______.
This is the most natural way to express staying connected despite the distance.
You haven't called your parents in a month and feel bad about it.
The conditional 'pitäisi' (should) combined with the phrase expresses the feeling of obligation.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, in spoken Finnish 'perheen kanssa' is common, but in writing and exams, use 'perheeseen'.
Yes, in the collocation 'pitää yhteyttä', it always means to maintain or keep.
'Ylläpitää' is more formal and often used for systems or official relations.
You can say 'Yhteys katkesi' (The connection broke) or 'En ole enää yhteydessä'.
You can also say 'sukulaisiin' (to relatives) or 'ystäviin' (to friends).
Because keeping in touch is an ongoing, irresultative action, which requires the partitive case.
It's better to use 'pitää yhteyttä yhteistyökumppaneihin' or 'asiakkaisiin'.
Yes, very. You might text: 'Pidetään yhteyttä!' (Let's keep in touch!)
It is the noun form, meaning 'the act of keeping in touch'.
It depends on the family, but generally, some level of contact is expected during holidays.
Verwandte Redewendungen
olla yhteydessä
similarTo be in contact
vaihtaa kuulumisia
specialized formTo exchange news
vaalia suhteita
specialized formTo nurture relationships
katkaista välit
contrastTo cut ties
soitella
informalTo call around/keep calling
vierailla
builds onTo visit
