avustitte

Avustitte is a Finnish verb form meaning “you helped” or “you assisted.” It is the second-person plural past tense form of avustaa, the verb meaning to assist or help.

In Finnish, verbs are conjugated for person and number, not gender. The past tense is formed with a thematic vowel and a personal ending. For the second-person plural, the ending is -tte, yielding avustitte from the stem avusta-. The corresponding singular past form is avustit, while avustimme means “we helped,” and avustivat means “they helped.”

Usage and examples:

Avustitte is used when addressing more than one person who performed an act of helping. Example: Te avustitte minua eilen. This form can appear in everyday conversation, reporting, or narrative where the subject is clearly plural or formally addressed.

Related forms include:

- avustin (I assisted)

- avustit (you helped, singular)

- avustimme (we helped)

- avustivat (they helped)

Notes:

Avustitte is inherently active, indicating that the subject performed the action of assisting. As with other Finnish verb forms, the pronoun te is often omitted when the subject is clear from context.