Kävin

Kävin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb käydä. The verb käydä means to go to a place, to visit someone, to attend an event, or to frequent a location. Kävin specifically indicates that the speaker performed the action in the past and that it was completed. It is commonly used with destinations, people, or activities, and can describe both routine visits and one-time excursions.

Grammatical notes: Käydä is an active, irregular verb with stem changes across tenses. In the present tense the forms are minä käyn, sinä käyt, hän käy, me käymme, te käytte, he käyvät. In the past tense the corresponding first-person singular form is minä kävin; other singular forms are sinä kävit and hän kävi, with plural forms me kävimme, te kävitte, he kävivät.

Usage and examples: "Kävin kaupassa tänään" means “I went to the store today.” "Kävin lääkärihoidossa viime viikolla" or more naturally “Kävin lääkärissä viime viikolla” means “I went to the doctor last week.” "Kävin ystäväni luona" means “I visited my friend.” Käydä is versatile and appears in many everyday expressions, including going to work, school, events, or casual visits.

See also: käydä, käynti, kävijä. These terms relate to the verb’s base form, its nominalization, and a person who visits.