Pidennettiin

Pidennettiin is the past passive form of the Finnish verb pidentää, meaning to lengthen, extend, or prolong. It expresses that something was lengthened or extended, with the agent performing the action left unspecified. This passive past construction is common in formal, descriptive, or news-style Finnish, where the focus is on the change itself rather than who carried it out.

In grammar terms, pidennettiin is a finite verb form used to refer to a completed action in the past where the subject is acted upon by an unspecified agent. It can be used with various kinds of objects, including time, space, or physical length. The form is part of standard Finnish conjugation and follows the general pattern of past passive forms, with the suffix -ettiin/-tiin attached to the verb stem.

Common usage includes reporting adjustments, policy changes, or technical updates that involve increasing length or duration. For example, aikarajaa pidennettiin (the deadline was extended) or aikaa pidennettiin (time was lengthened/extended). The verb can also appear in more abstract contexts, such as discussions about extending a period, a distance, or a measurement.

The noun pidennys (lengthening, extension) is related, referring to the act or result of lengthening. The related forms include pidennetty (lengthened) as a past participle and pidennettävä (to be lengthened) as an infinitive form used in certain constructions.

Overall, pidennettiin is a standard and neutral way to indicate that a lengthening or extension occurred in the past in Finnish texts.