Lykättiin

Lykättiin is the past passive form of the Finnish verb lykätä, meaning to postpone or delay. It is used to indicate that something was postponed, without specifying who performed the postponement. In Finnish, the passive voice often omits the agent, so lykättiin focuses on the result rather than the actor.

Grammatically, lykätä is a transitive verb. The past passive form is created by adding the suffix -tiin to the stem, yielding lykättiin. The agent responsible for the postponement is not expressed in this form; the subject remains implicit. This form is common in formal writing, news reports, and official communications when an event or deadline has been moved to a later time.

Examples of use include statements such as: Kokouksen alkamisaika lykättiin. Päivämäärä lykättiin. In both cases the doer is not stated, and the focus is on the postponement itself. Lykättiin can be contrasted with siirtää (to move or shift) when a longer or indefinite postponement is intended; siirtää is more often used when the agent or the act of shifting is emphasized or when the postponement is planned to a definite new date.