Edustettiin

Edustettiin is a Finnish verb form meaning "was represented" or "were represented." It is the passive past tense (imperfect passive) of the verb edustaa, which means to represent. In Finnish, the passive voice is used to describe actions without specifying the agent; in this form, the subject is the entity that is represented, not the person or group performing the representation. The form edustettiin is created from the verb stem edusta- with the past passive ending -tiin, producing the combined form -ettiin.

The word is common in formal writing, journalism, and official records when reporting about representation at meetings, conferences, elections, or delegations. Examples include: "Kokouksessa edustettiin kaikkia jäsenmaita." (All member states were represented at the meeting.) and "Useita organisaatioita edustettiin tämänvuotisessa neuvottelussa." (Several organizations were represented at this year's negotiations.) The construction does not specify who represented whom; the agent is typically omitted, focusing on the fact of representation itself. Edustettiin therefore functions similarly to other Finnish passive past forms used in institutional or public discourse.

Related terms include edustus (representation), edustaja (representative), and edustaa (to represent). These forms cover different grammatical voices and nouns related to the concept of representation in Finnish.

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