Käytit

Käytit is a Finnish verb form meaning "you used." It is the second-person singular past tense (indicative mood, active voice) of the verb käyttää, which means to use. The verb käyttää is transitive and commonly takes direct objects, such as rahaa (money), aikaa (time), tai sanoja (words).

Morphology and conjugation. In Finnish, past tense forms for different persons are created by adding person endings to the verb stem. For the verb käytet, the second-person singular past tense is käytit. The full set of past-tense forms for käyttää is: minä käytin, sinä käytit, hän käytti, me käytimme, te käytitte, he käyttivät. This pattern mirrors other Finnish verbs in the same conjugation class, with the second-person form ending in -it. The infinitive form is käyttää; the noun form related to the action is käyttö (usage).

Usage. Käytit is used to describe actions performed by the person being spoken to in the past. It can refer to using objects, tools, or language, among other things. Common constructions include ei–kantaa, kuten “Käytit rahaa ostoksiin” (You used money for purchases) or “Käytit tätä ohjelmistoa hyvin” (You used this software well). The verb often collocates with time expressions (aikaa, koko päivän) and with direct objects that specify what was used.

See also. Käyttää, Finnish verb conjugation, Finnish grammar, usage (kielioppi).