olla mieltä

Finnish

Etymology

Literally, “to be of ... mind”

Verb

olla mieltä

  1. to opine, have an opinion, to be of the opinion, to think (+ partitive)
    Mitä mieltä olet? ― What do you think? / What is your opinion?
    Olen sitä mieltä, että... ― I think that...
    Olen samaa mieltä. / Olen yhtä mieltä. ― I agree. (literally, “I have the same opinion.”)
    Olen eri mieltä. / Olen toista mieltä. ― I disagree. (literally, “I have a different opinion.”)
  2. (impersonal + inessive) Synonym of olla järkeä (“to make sense”)

Conjugation

See olla; mieltä is not inflected, and stays in the partitive even in verbal nouns.

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