olla pystyssä

Finnish

Verb

olla pystyssä (colloquial)

  1. (figurative) to owe, be in monetary debt to (+ allative)
    Olet minulle satasen pystyssä.
    You owe me a hundred.

Usage notes

Who is owed is in the allative case, and what is owed (e.g. money) is the object.

Conjugation

See olla.

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