Bedeutung
To understand or know the details of a topic.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Finnish workplaces, being 'perillä' is synonymous with being reliable. If you say you are 'perillä' of a task, your boss will likely not check on you again, as it implies total mastery. In universities, students are expected to be 'perillä' of the required reading before seminars. Silence in a Finnish seminar often means people are thinking, not that they aren't 'perillä'. Finland is a highly digitized society. Being 'perillä' often refers to knowing how to use various e-government services (Kela, Vero).
Use with 'hyvin'
Adding 'hyvin' (well) before 'perillä' makes you sound very competent and fluent in a professional setting.
Case Sensitivity
Never forget the -sta/-stä ending. Without it, the phrase loses its grammatical anchor.
Bedeutung
To understand or know the details of a topic.
Use with 'hyvin'
Adding 'hyvin' (well) before 'perillä' makes you sound very competent and fluent in a professional setting.
Case Sensitivity
Never forget the -sta/-stä ending. Without it, the phrase loses its grammatical anchor.
Don't overstate
Finns take 'olla perillä' literally. If you say you are 'perillä', they will assume you don't need any more help.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the noun in the elative case (-sta/-stä).
Oletko jo perillä tästä ________ (uusi sääntö)?
The phrase 'olla perillä' always requires the elative case.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I am well-informed about Finnish politics'?
Valitse luonnollisin vaihtoehto:
'Hyvin' usually goes before 'perillä', and the object must be in the elative case.
Match the phrase variation to the correct context.
1. Pysyä perillä, 2. Päästä perille, 3. Olla kärryillä
'Pysyä' is for duration, 'Päästä' is for the moment of arrival, 'Kärryillä' is informal.
Complete the dialogue naturally.
Pomo: 'Tässä on uusi projekti.' Työntekijä: 'Kiitos, minä ________ heti sen yksityiskohtiin, jotta olen huomenna ________.'
'Perehtyä' is the process of familiarizing oneself, which leads to being 'perillä'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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4 AufgabenOletko jo perillä tästä ________ (uusi sääntö)?
The phrase 'olla perillä' always requires the elative case.
Valitse luonnollisin vaihtoehto:
'Hyvin' usually goes before 'perillä', and the object must be in the elative case.
1. Pysyä perillä, 2. Päästä perille, 3. Olla kärryillä
'Pysyä' is for duration, 'Päästä' is for the moment of arrival, 'Kärryillä' is informal.
Pomo: 'Tässä on uusi projekti.' Työntekijä: 'Kiitos, minä ________ heti sen yksityiskohtiin, jotta olen huomenna ________.'
'Perehtyä' is the process of familiarizing oneself, which leads to being 'perillä'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
5 FragenNot usually. You are 'perillä' of a topic or situation, not a person. To understand a person, use 'ymmärtää'.
No, 'tietää' is just to know a fact. 'Olla perillä' means you understand the whole context and details.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your friends.
The most common opposite is 'olla pihalla' (to be clueless/in the yard).
No, 'perillä' is an adverb and stays the same. Only the verb 'olla' changes.
Verwandte Redewendungen
olla kärryillä
similarTo be on the cart (to follow/understand).
olla pihalla
contrastTo be in the yard (to be clueless).
perehtyä johonkin
builds onTo familiarize oneself with something.
olla selvillä jostakin
To have something cleared up/known.
