Ehdotettiin

Ehdotettiin is the finite passive past tense form of the Finnish verb ehdottaa, meaning to propose or to suggest. It translates to “was proposed” or “were proposed,” depending on the context. The form is used to report proposals or recommendations that originated from an unspecified agent, such as a committee, a report, or a newspaper article.

Usage and context often appear in formal or journalistic language. It is common in discussions of legislation, policy recommendations, and meeting summaries. For example, Kokouksessa ehdotettiin uuden kaavion laatimista. (In the meeting, a new plan was proposed.) Raportissa ehdotettiin lisävarojen kohdentamista. (The report proposed allocating additional funds.)

Grammatical notes emphasize that ehdotettiin is the passive voice, not a person-specific past tense. The agent is usually unknown or generalized, and the main focus is the proposal itself. The corresponding active form is ehdottaa, meaning “to propose.” The imperfect passive participle forms include ehdotettu, meaning “proposed.”

Related forms include the noun ehdotus (a proposal or suggestion) and the adjective or participle ehdotettu (proposed). The word family centers on the idea of presenting or recommending something for consideration, followed by the typical stylistic distancing found in formal Finnish prose.

Etymology broadly links ehdotettiin to the noun ehdotus (proposal) and the common Finnish verb-forming suffixes that yield ehdottaa. The construction serves to recount proposals in a desensitized, report-like manner without naming the originator.