kasvattiin

Kasvattiin is a Finnish finite verb form used to express the passive voice in the past tense, corresponding to “was grown” or “were grown” in English. It is derived from the verb meaning to grow, cultivate, or raise, and it does not specify the agent that performed the action. The subject of the sentence is the thing that was grown or raised.

Kasvattiin appears in contexts where growth is the focus and the actor is unknown, unimportant, or not stated. It is common in agricultural and horticultural writing, botany, archaeology, ethnography, and historical records describing crops, livestock, or offspring production. In scientific or descriptive Finnish, passive constructions like kasvattiin help present observations without naming the cultivator or breeder.

Relation to other forms: Kasvattiin is part of a family of passive past forms formed from a root with a passive ending. The corresponding present passive is kasvataan or kasvatetaan, depending on the verb class and tense. The exact form used can vary by dialect, register, and historical period.

See also: kasvattaa, kasvu, kasvatus.