Kuvailtiin

Kuvailtiin is a Finnish verb form meaning it was described or depicted. It is the passive past tense of kuvata, used to state that describing or depicting took place without specifying who performed the action. In Finnish, the passive voice often allows the speaker to focus on the information rather than the agent, making kuvailtiin a common choice in neutral or reportorial writing.

The form is typically used to present information about what was described, rather than who did the describing. This can be useful in journalism, academic writing, summaries, and literary analysis, where the emphasis lies on the content of the description rather than its author. The subject of the sentence is the thing that was described, and the agent can be omitted or expressed with a phrase such as “mukaan,” “toimittajien mukaan,” or similar sources.

Usage notes: kuvailtiin can describe descriptions of events, characters, scenes, or phenomena. It often appears with nouns like tarina, tapahtumat, kohtaukset, tai kokemukset. It is suitable for both singular and plural subjects and does not inherently imply any particular level of detail; the extent of description is determined by the surrounding context.

Example sentences:

- Elokuvan tarinaa kuvailtiin monipuolisesti lehtiarvostelussa.

- Tutkimuksessa osallistujien kokemuksia kuvailtiin eri näkökulmista.

- Kirjassa hahmoa kuvailtiin elävästi ja tarkasti.

See also: kuvata (to describe/depict) and passive verb forms in Finnish.