nyt.
now (at the present time)
Meaning & usage
now (at the present time)
Olen nyt kotona.
Used when understating, belittling, etc.
Ei tämä nyt kyllä ihan hyvin mennyt.
Se nyt on pikkuseikka.
With an imperative or request, used to emphasize, to suggest impatience, or a wish to move on, or plead, etc.; often with vain/vaan
Tee nyt se ensin, niin katsotaan sitten.
Tulisit nyt!
Used when talking about something that the speaker knows and feels the person being spoken to knows as well.
Kyllä minä nyt sinua rakastan.
Kai minä nyt sen tiedän!
Where this word comes from
From earlier *nyyt (with irregular shortening of the vowel yy > y), from Proto-Finnic *nügüt. Compare nyky-, nytten. Cognates include Estonian nüüd, Livvi nügöi, Ludian nügü, Veps nügüdʹ.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.