jättivät
Jättivät is the imperfect tense form of the Finnish verb jättää, meaning “to leave,” “to abandon,” or “to leave behind,” depending on context. It is used with a plural subject to indicate a past action, equivalent to “they left” in English. As a transitive verb, jättää typically takes a direct object and is often accompanied by a phrase indicating location or outcome.
Uses of jättivät span a range of senses. They can refer to physically leaving something somewhere, such
- He jättivät avaimet pöydälle. They left the keys on the table.
- He jättivät kaupungin taakseen ja muutti toiseen kaupunkiin. They left the city behind and moved to
- He jättivät projektin kesken. They left the project unfinished.
- He jättivät minut yksin. They left me alone.
In Finnish, -ivät is a standard suffix for the third-person plural imperfect. The object of jättää can