Keskusteli

Keskusteli is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Finnish verb keskustella, meaning to discuss or converse. It marks a completed act of discussing in the past and is used in narrative to describe what someone discussed.

Formation and grammar: In Finnish, imperfect indicative forms are built from the verb stem plus the imperfect suffix and the appropriate personal ending. For keskustella, the stem is keskustell-, producing forms such as keskustelin (I discussed), keskustelit (you discussed), keskusteli (he/she discussed), and so on. Keskusteli specifically indicates that the subject discussed in the past in the singular third person.

Usage examples: Hän keskusteli opettajansa kanssa. (He/she discussed with his/her teacher.) Hän keskusteli eilen suunnitelmista. (He discussed the plans yesterday.)

Related forms and notes: The past participle keskustellut is used with olla to form perfect tenses, as in hän on keskustellut. The noun keskustelu means “a discussion” or “a conversation” and is etymologically related to the verb. In daily Finnish, the verb keskustella covers a range of talking activities, from casual chat to formal discussions, with the appropriate tense form such as keskusteli used to place actions in the past.