Kesti

Kesti is a Finnish word best known as the past tense form of the verb kestää, meaning to last or to endure. In usage, it appears in sentences such as "Se kesti kolme tuntia," which translates to "It lasted three hours." The verb kestää covers ideas of endurance, durability, and tolerance, with kesti serving as the third-person singular past tense form.

In Finnish, kestää belongs to a family of words related to duration and endurance. The related noun kesto denotes the length of time something lasts, while other verb forms include kestän (I endure) and kestät (you endure) in the present tense, as well as kestäen (while enduring) in the adverbial or participial form. The negative past tense is formed with ei kestänyt, meaning "did not last."

Kesti also occurs as a surname in Finnish-speaking regions and in nearby Baltic areas. As a proper noun, it is not tied to a single meaning beyond its use as a family name; its origin in these cases typically traces back to the same root associated with endurance or duration. In encyclopedic or genealogical references, kesti may appear as part of records or listings of people bearing the surname, rather than as an independent concept.