Myöhästyit

Myöhästyit is the second-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb myöhästyä, meaning “you were late” or “you arrived late.” The verb myöhästyä denotes becoming late or delayed, typically in relation to a scheduled time or event. In Finnish, tense and person are expressed through inflection, so myöhästyit directly encodes both who was late and when.

Usage of myöhästyit centers on lateness to appointments, departures, or meetings. It is commonly used to describe a personal lateness rather than to indicate that one caused a delay for others. Examples include: Sinä myöhästyit koulusta (You were late to class), or Sinä myöhästyit lentoaikoja varten (You were late for the flight schedule). In everyday speech, speakers may also use related forms to convey different aspects of lateness, such as apologies: Olen myöhästynyt (I have been late) or Olin myöhästynyt (I had been late).

Related forms include the noun myöhästyminen, which means a delay or lateness, and the adjective myöhässä, meaning late. The causative verb myöhästyttää means to cause someone else to be late or to delay something. The word pairings and forms are typical of Finnish verbs, which rely on inflection rather than auxiliary verbs to mark tense and person.

In summary, myöhästyit specifically refers to the act of you being late in the past, and it fits within a broader set of terms describing lateness and delays in Finnish.