Breakdown of Jos puhelu jatkuu liian pitkään, minua väsyttää.
jos
if
liian
too (excessively)
pitkä
long
minua
me
Questions & Answers about Jos puhelu jatkuu liian pitkään, minua väsyttää.
Why is it minua väsyttää and not olen väsynyt?
Both can translate as “I’m tired”, but they’re different structures and feel slightly different in Finnish.
Minua väsyttää literally: “[Something] tires me / makes me feel tired.”
- It describes the feeling coming over you right now or as a reaction to something.
- It’s more like “I’m getting tired / I feel tired”, often with a cause implied (here: the long phone call).
Olen väsynyt literally: “I am tired.”
- It just states your state: you are tired, without focusing on what causes it.
In this sentence, minua väsyttää fits well because the too-long phone call causes the tiredness. It’s a typical pattern with verbs of feeling:
- Minua väsyttää – I (start to) feel tired
- Minua ärsyttää – I am annoyed / something annoys me
- Minua pelottaa – I am scared / something scares me
Why is it minua and not minä or minut in minua väsyttää?