Tehtiin

Tehtiin is the past passive form of the Finnish verb tehdä (to do, to make). It marks that something was done or made in the past, with the agent performing the action left unspecified. In Finnish, the passive voice often omits the doer, focusing on the action and its result. Tehtiin is used for transitive actions where the object is expressed, and the object commonly appears in the partitive case, as is typical in Finnish passives.

The present tense passive is tehdään, while the past tense passive is tehtiin. The meaning of tehtiin corresponds to English "was done" or "were made" when describing events or results where the actor is unknown or unimportant.

Examples:

- Tehtiin ruokaa. Translation: Food was prepared.

- Päätös tehtiin eilen. Translation: The decision was made yesterday.

- Use of tehtiin in narrative contexts can convey a neutral reporting tone about events or actions.

Notes:

- Tehtiin, like other Finnish passives, emphasizes the action or outcome rather than the actor.

- In contrast to active sentences (for example, "hän teki sen" – he did it), tehtiin removes or hides the agent, which is common in news reports, summaries, and general statements about activities.

See also: tehdä, passive voice in Finnish, partitive case in Finnish.