Avustit

Avustit is a Finnish finite verb form that corresponds to the second-person singular past tense of the verb avustaa, meaning to assist or to aid. It is used when talking about something you helped someone with in the past.

Grammatical details can be understood by considering the verb avustaa. The past tense forms are built from the stem avust- with personal endings: minä avustin, sinä avustit, hän avusti, me avustimme, te avustitte, he avustivat. Avustit specifically signals that the action was performed by the addressed person (you) in the past. Like other Finnish verbs, avustaa is active voice and finite, so avustit functions as a finite predicate in a sentence.

Usage and nuance: avustit is used in statements, narratives, or questions about past assistance performed by someone being addressed. It is not a noun; it is a verb form. For example, Sinä avustit minua eilen means “You helped me yesterday.” The form is distinct from avusti (he/she helped) and avustin (I helped).

Related forms include avustaa in its present tense (avustat, avustaa, avustamme, etc.) and other past forms (avusti, avustimme, avustitte, avustivat). The related noun avustus exists and refers to assistance or support, from which the verb avustaa is etymologically linked.

In summary, avustit is a key past-tense form of avustaa used to indicate that the addressed person provided help in the past.