Suositteli

Suositteli is the third-person singular past indicative form of the Finnish verb suositella, meaning to recommend. It describes that someone recommended something in the past.

In use, suositteli is typically followed by a direct object that specifies what was recommended, and it can also include an indirect object indicating to whom it was recommended. For example: Hän suositteli kirjaa minulle (He recommended a book to me). Hän suositteli elokuvaa ystävilleen (He recommended the movie to his friends). It can also introduce a subordinate clause to express a recommendation about an action, as in Hän suositteli, että menisimme (He recommended that we go).

Related forms and notes: the present tense form is suosittelee (he/she recommends), and other past-tense and finite forms exist for different subjects, such as minä suosittelin or he suosittelivat. The word family also includes the noun suositus (a recommendation) and the act of recommending, suositteleminen.

Suositteli is commonly used in everyday Finnish to report past recommendations, in reviews and recommendations, and in indirect speech when recounting what someone advised.