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.