Sanoin

Sanoin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb sanoa, meaning to say or to tell. It denotes a completed act of speaking performed by the speaker and corresponds to the English "I said." In Finnish, past tense forms are conjugated for person, so sanoin specifically marks that the speaker is "I."

Form and related forms: The verb stem is sano-, and the ending -in marks the first-person singular past tense. Other persons have forms such as sanoit (you said), sanoi (he/she said), sanoimme (we said), sanoitte (you all said), and sanoivat (they said). These forms share the same root and reflect person and number.

Usage: Sanoin is used to report speech in the past. It can introduce direct quotation or be part of indirect speech. For example: Minä sanoin, että tulen myöhässä (I said that I would come late). Hän sanoi olevansa väsynyt (He said that he was tired). In narrative, sanoin helps indicate what a speaker stated at a previous time and is common in conversation, writing, and reporting.

Notes: Sanoin is a verb form and cannot function as a noun. Its meaning depends on context, especially the accompanying words that indicate what was said. The base verb sanoa encompasses a range of related forms for different tenses and persons, which are commonly tabulated in Finnish verb conjugation references.