pestä kätensä
Finnish
Etymology
Literally, “to wash one's hands”
Verb
- (literally) to wash one's hands
- (idiomatic) to wash one's hands (of = elative) (to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with)
Conjugation
See pestä. kätensä takes the appropriate possessive suffix:
| possessor | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | käteni | kätemme |
| 2nd person | kätesi | kätenne |
| 3rd person | kätensä | |
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