Ravistitte

Ravistitte is a Finnish verb form meaning “you all shook” or “you shook” in the past tense. It is the second-person plural imperfect form of the verb ravistaa, which means to shake, jostle, or jar.

Ravistaa is used for both physical shaking and figurative or transitional shocks, such as waking someone up or prompting a change in behavior. It is a transitive verb, typically taking a direct object, and can appear in various contexts from the literal to the metaphorical. For example, ravistaa can describe shaking someone awake, or shaking someone out of a habit or complacency.

Conjugation and forms: Ravistitte is the 2nd person plural past tense form. Other past tense forms include ravistin (I shook), ravistit (you shook, singular), ravisti (he/she/it shook), ravistimme (we shook), and ravistivat (they shook). In the present tense, the verb forms align with standard Finnish conjugation for ravistaa, such as ravistan, ravistat, ravistaa, ravistamme, ravistatte, ravistavat.

Usage notes: Ravistitte appears primarily in ordinary Finnish speech and writing when referring to actions directed at another person or object in the past. It can carry both literal meanings (physically shaking an object or a person) and figurative meanings (spurring someone to wake up, rethink, or change course). The choice of object and context determines whether the sense is physical or metaphorical.

See also: ravistaa, shaking in Finnish, Finnish verb conjugation.