kaivattiin

Kaivattiin is a Finnish verb that translates to "was dug" or "was excavated" in English. It is the past tense and passive voice form of the verb kaivaa, which means "to dig" or "to excavate." The verb kaivaa is commonly used in contexts related to construction, archaeology, and mining. For example, one might say "Kallio kaivattiin uuden tien rakentamiseksi" (The cliff was dug to build a new road) or "Muinaisjäännökset kaivattiin tutkimuksen yhteydessä" (The ancient remains were excavated as part of the research).

The verb kaivattiin is formed by combining the past tense form of the auxiliary verb olla (to be) with the past participle of kaivaa. The past participle of kaivaa is kaivettu, which means "dug" or "excavated." Therefore, kaivattiin is the past tense and passive voice form of kaivettu. The verb kaivattiin is used to describe actions that were completed in the past and were done to someone or something else, hence the passive voice.

In Finnish, the verb kaivattu is also used in the active voice to describe actions that were done by someone or something else. For example, one might say "Kaivettu on uusi kaivo" (A new well has been dug) or "Kaivettu on uusi tie" (A new road has been dug). In these examples, the subject of the sentence is the one who performed the action of digging.