Vahingoittui

Vahingoittui is a Finnish finite verb form meaning “was injured” or “suffered injuries.” It is the third-person singular past tense form of the intransitive verb vahingoittua, which means to be injured or to incur damage. The term is commonly used to describe injuries to people, and it can also refer to damage to objects depending on the context, though it is more frequently applied to people in everyday language and in news reports.

Etymology and form: Vahingoittua derives from vahinko (harm, damage) and is part of Finnish verb conjugation patterns that mark completed action. Vahingoittui specifically marks that the subject experienced injury in a past event.

Usage: In typical sentences, vahingoittui indicates that a subject sustained an injury during a past incident. Examples include: “Onnettomuudessa hän vahingoittui” (In the accident, he/she was injured) and “Auto vahingoittui törmäyksessä” (The car was damaged in the collision). The verb is often used alongside expressions such as “sai vammoja” or “loukkaantui” to convey the level or type of injury.

Morphology and related forms: The related adjective vahingoittunut means “injured,” used attributively as in “vahingoittunut henkilö.” The noun vahinko means “injury” or “damage.” The plural past form is vahingoittuivat (they were injured). The present perfect form is commonly expressed with on vahingoittunut (has been injured) or has suffered injuries, depending on context.

See also: vahinko, vahingoittua, loukkaantua.