ilmoittautui

Ilmoittautui is a conjugated form of the Finnish verb ilmoittautua, meaning to sign up, enroll or register oneself for an event, course, program, or activity. Specifically, ilmoittautui is the third-person singular past tense, used to describe that someone registered previously. For example: Hän ilmoittautui kurssille means He/she registered for the course.

Grammatical note: Ilmoittautua is an intransitive verb whose present tense is ilmoittautuu, and its past tense appears with person-specific endings such as ilmoittautui (he/she), ilmoittauduin (I), ilmoittauduit (you), or ilmoittauduimme (we). The form ilmoittautui is commonly found in narrative or reporting contexts, where a subject is described as having completed the act of enrolling.

Etymology and related forms: The verb ilmoittautua is built from ilmoittaa (to announce, inform) with a suffix that conveys a self-initiated action, roughly translating to “to make a notice about oneself.” Related nouns include ilmoittautuminen (registration, enrollment) and ilmoittautuja (a person who signs up). The imperative form is ilmoittaudu (sign up!), and plural forms such as ilmoittautukaa are used when addressing multiple people.

Usage context: Ilmoittautui is common in educational, sports, cultural, and professional settings where individuals must enroll to participate or gain access to an event, course, competition, or service. It often appears in news reports, event announcements, and online registration systems, where the emphasis is on the completion of the enrollment action by a person or group.

See also: ilmoittautua, ilmoittautuminen, ilmoittautuja, rekisteröityä.