Heitettiin

Heitettiin is a Finnish word that translates to "was thrown" or "were thrown" in English. It is the past passive participle of the verb "heittää," which means "to throw." The word "heitettiin" is used to indicate that an action of throwing was performed on a subject, but the agent performing the action is either unknown, unimportant, or implied.

For example, "Pallo heitettiin" translates to "The ball was thrown." This sentence describes the event of the ball being thrown without specifying who threw it. Similarly, "Kiviä heitettiin ikkunaan" means "Stones were thrown at the window." In this context, the focus is on the stones and the action of them being thrown, rather than the individuals who carried out the act.

The passive voice construction with "heitettiin" is common in Finnish when discussing events where the doer of the action is not the primary focus of the statement. It can also be used to generalize an action, implying that it happened generally or to many. The form "heitettiin" is the third-person plural past passive, meaning it applies when the subject being acted upon is plural or when a general passive meaning is intended.