Muutin

Muutin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb muuttaa, meaning to move or to change. It indicates a completed action by the speaker and is commonly used to describe relocation as well as changes to objects or states. The base verb muuttaa is transitive, for example when someone moves to another location or changes something tangible. A related intransitive verb is muuttua, meaning to become or to undergo a change, whose past tense is muuttui.

Usage notes

Muutin is used with time references such as eilen (yesterday) or viime viikolla (last week) to specify when the movement or change occurred. It frequently appears in sentences about relocating to a new residence, changing a setting, or altering a condition. The form contrasts with puuttuvaa or other verbs that express ongoing or future actions.

Examples

- Muutin viime viikolla Helsinkiin. (I moved to Helsinki last week.)

- Muutin taloni sisustuksen uudelleen. (I changed the layout of my house.)

- Hän muutti kaupungin keskustaan. (He moved to the city center.)

Related forms

The noun muutos means change or alteration, and muuttaa has related participles such as muuttuva (changing) and muuttunut (changed). The verb muuttua and its forms express becoming or undergoing a change, distinct from muuttaa’s sense of moving or altering something external. Etymologically, muuttaa and related forms derive from Finnic roots associated with movement and change, with gradual development in modern Finnish.