mis puutub

As for (Mis Puutub)

Level 5

Mis puutub minusse, siis olen nõus means As for me, I agree. The topic goes in the illative: minusse, rahasse, tulevikku.

How It Works

Mis puutub means roughly what concerns. It starts a sentence by naming a new topic, like English as for or as far as ... is concerned.

The topic is in the illative. Puutuma takes the illative, so say rahasse, minusse, temasse, sellesse. A short illative works too: Mis puutub tulevikku.

Siis starts the main part. After a comma, the main clause usually begins with siis: Mis puutub rahasse, siis see pole probleem. You may also leave siis out: Mis puutub minusse, olen nõus.

Two word orders. Mis puutub rahasse and Mis rahasse puutub mean the same thing.

The same verb in other phrases. Puutuma keeps the illative elsewhere too: See ei puutu asjasse. (That has nothing to do with it.) Poliitika minusse ei puutu. (Politics does not concern me.)

Examples (6)

  1. Mis puutub minusse, siis olen nõus.

    As for me, I agree.

    Word by Word: what concerns into-me, then I-am agreed

  2. Mis puutub rahasse, siis see pole probleem.

    As for the money, that's not a problem.

  3. Mis puutub tulevikku, siis tahan ülikooli minna.

    As for the future, I want to go to university.

    Tulevikku is the short illative of tulevik.

  4. Mis söögisse puutub, siis seda jätkub kõigile.

    As for the food, there's enough for everyone.

    Here the topic comes before puutub. The meaning does not change.

  5. Mis puutub hotelli, siis see on juba broneeritud.

    As for the hotel, it has already been booked.

  6. See ei puutu asjasse.

    That has nothing to do with it.

    Word by Word: that not concerns into-the-matter

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the topic in the elative instead of the illative.

    Mis puutub rahast, siis see pole probleem.
    Mis puutub rahasse, siis see pole probleem.

    When puutuma means concern, it always takes the illative (-sse), even though English as for might make you think of about.

  • Leaving out the comma after the topic.

    Mis puutub minusse siis olen nõus.
    Mis puutub minusse, siis olen nõus.

    The mis puutub part is a clause of its own, so a comma separates it from the main clause.

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mis puutubLevel 5As for (Mis Puutub)

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mis puutub takes the illative.

Words in This Pattern

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