evakuoitiin
Evakuoitiin is a Finnish verb form meaning “was evacuated” or “were evacuated.” It is the past passive form of the verb evakuoida, which means to evacuate. The form is used when the agent performing the evacuation is unknown or not stated, focusing on the event of evacuation itself.
The past passive in Finnish is created by attaching the suffix -tiin to the verb stem, in
In use, evakuoitiin typically describes people or things being removed from danger to a safe location. Examples
- Hätätilanteen vuoksi kaupungin asukkaat evakuoitiin. (Because of the emergency, the city's residents were evacuated.)
- Molemmat rakennukset evakuoitiin turvallisuuden takaamiseksi. (Both buildings were evacuated to ensure safety.)
See also: evakuointi (evacuation), evakuoida (to evacuate), hätätilanne (emergency).