Jatkettiin

Jatkettiin is the past passive form of the Finnish verb jatkaa, meaning to continue. It indicates that the action of continuing occurred, but the doer of the action is not specified or is not considered important. The form is typically used in written Finnish, especially in news reporting, official notices, and formal descriptions, where the emphasis is on events or processes rather than on who performed them. The suffix -tiin marks the past passive, and the verb stem is jatke- from jatkaa.

In usage, jatkettiin is employed when the subject is indefinite or when the agent is unknown. It allows speakers to convey that a sequence of actions or a process resumed after a pause or interruption without naming the actor. It is common in corporate, public administration, and journalistic writing to describe ongoing projects, procedures, or developments.

Examples include: Työt jatkettiin seuraavana päivänä. This sentence means that the work was continued the next day, with the actor left unspecified. The form can be combined with time references or contextual phrases to indicate when or under what circumstances the continuation occurred.

Etymologically, jatkettiin derives from the verb jatkaa (to continue) with the standard Finnish passive past suffix -tiin. It shares its function with other passive past forms like tehtiin (was done) and päätettiin (was decided), which similarly depersonalize the agent and foreground the action or result.