aiheutettiin

Aiheutettiin is the past passive form of the Finnish verb aiheuttaa, meaning to cause. It translates as was caused or were caused and is used when the agent responsible for causing something is not stated or not important to the point being made. The form is commonly encountered in news reports, official statements, and formal prose to emphasize the outcome rather than the actor.

Formation and usage notes: The past passive is formed from the verb stem with the passive past suffix, resulting in forms such as aiheutettiin. In this construction, the subject of the sentence is the thing that was caused, while the doer of the causation remains unspecified or irrelevant. The agent can sometimes be introduced with a phrase like virheen vuoksi (because of an error) or vesivuodon vuoksi (because of a water leak), but it is not required.

Common meanings and nuances: aiheutettiin conveys that something occurred as a consequence or result of some cause. It is distinct from the active past tense aiheutti, where the subject performs the action. The passive form is often preferred in reporting and description when the focus is on the effect rather than who caused it.

Related forms: aiheuttaa (present), aiheutti (past active), aiheuttaja (causer or agent), aiheuttaminen (the act of causing), aiheutettu (past participle used in compound constructions). Examples illustrate typical usage: "Vahinko aiheutettiin vesivuodon vuoksi." (The damage was caused by a water leak.) "Tapaturma aiheutettiin henkilön virheestä." (The accident was caused by human error.)