itsestäsi

English translation: yourself

23:15 Oct 6, 2004
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / Social contexts
Finnish term or phrase: itsestäsi
Hello translators, I'm decoding something someone wrote to me and am stuck on one last word in the last sentence: "itsestäsi".
Here's the context: "voi hyvin, pidä huolta itsestäsi, ajattelen sinua"
I've deduced "oh well, make sure
MrHat
Local time: 20:38
English translation:yourself
Explanation:
Actually "voi hyvin" does not mean "oh well", it means "Keep well" (or take care), "pidä huolta itsestäsi" = take care of yourself
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Krista Igbarria (X)
Local time: 21:38
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sinib
5 +2yourself
Krista Igbarria (X)


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
itsestäsi
yourself


Explanation:
take care of yourself

sinib
United States
Local time: 15:38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  anrira
5 hrs

agree  ohemulen
6 hrs

neutral  Desmond O'Rourke: itsestäsi is an inflected form. It means not just "yourself" but in this context "of yourself".
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
itsestäsi
yourself


Explanation:
Actually "voi hyvin" does not mean "oh well", it means "Keep well" (or take care), "pidä huolta itsestäsi" = take care of yourself

Krista Igbarria (X)
Local time: 21:38
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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Thanks for the help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke
7 hrs

agree  Antti Pyykkönen
1 day 9 hrs
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