Luettelin

Luettelin is a Finnish verb form that represents the first-person singular past tense (preterite) of the verb luetella, meaning I enumerated or I listed. The verb luetella denotes the act of mentioning items one by one, often to present a sequence of elements, facts, or steps in a text or speech. It is commonly used in written Finnish, especially in formal contexts such as reports, minutes, or narratives.

The word is built from the noun luettelo, meaning list, plus the verbal suffix -ella, which yields the meaning to enumerate or to list. As a simple past form, luettelin appears in sentences where the speaker recounts a completed enumeration, for example: Minä luettelin kaikki kohteet luettelon mukaan.

In grammar, luettelin functions as a finite verb indicating a completed action performed by the subject. In compound tenses, the corresponding past participle form is lueteltu (singular) or luetellut (plural), which combines with auxiliary verbs in forms such as olen luetellut (I have enumerated).

Related terms include luettelo (list) and luetella (to enumerate, to mention). The distinction between luetella in a formal sense and more general expressions for mentioning items can be nuanced and context-dependent; luetella emphasizes a deliberate, itemized recounting.

Examples illustrating usage can be found in meeting minutes or descriptive passages: “Kokouksessa luettelin osallistujien nimet.” “Hän kertoi, mitä oli luetellut aiemmin.”