Keskeytti

Keskeytti is a Finnish verb form meaning "interrupted" or "stopped temporarily." It is the past tense form of keskeyttää and is used with a third-person singular subject. The core meaning covers halting an ongoing action, process, event, or communication, usually due to a reason such as weather, technical problems, safety concerns, or deliberate interference.

Usage notes: Keskeyttää describes an active act of interrupting something by someone or something. Its intransitive counterpart is keskeytyä, which means "to be interrupted." The choice between active and passive voice can affect nuance: keskeyttää often implies an interrupter, while keskeytyä focuses on the interruption itself.

Forms and related forms: The present tense is keskeyttää (he/she/it interrupts). The past tense is keskeytti (he/she/it interrupted). The passive past is keskeytettiin (the interruption happened to be performed by an implicit actor). Related nouns include keskeytys (an interruption) and keskeytyminen (the act of being interrupted or a disruption).

Examples:

- Opettaja keskeytti luennon. (The teacher interrupted the lecture.)

- Luento keskeytettiin kello viisi. (The lecture was interrupted at five.)

- Peli keskeytettiin huonon sään vuoksi. (The game was interrupted because of bad weather.)

- Puhelu keskeytettiin teknisen vian vuoksi. (The call was interrupted due to a technical fault.)

See also: keskeytys, keskeytyminen, keskeytyä.