kirjoititte

Kirjoititte is a finite form of the Finnish verb kirjoittaa, meaning to write. It represents the second-person plural past tense, corresponding to “you (all) wrote” in English. The form is used when the subject is a group addressed directly or when the subject is implied by the verb’s ending; the pronoun te is often omitted because the ending carries person and number information.

Formation and morphology: The base verb is kirjoittaa. In the past tense for the second person plural, the ending -itte is added, resulting in kirjoititte. The spelling can reflect assimilation and may involve a slight consonant adjustment, such as a doubled consonant in the written form. Like other Finnish past forms, kirjoititte is a finite verb form that agrees with the subject in number and person; explicit subject pronouns are optional in Finnish sentences.

Usage: Kirjoititte appears in contexts where a group of people is being referred to in the past. It is common in written Finnish, formal speech, or careful narrative when specifying completed actions by a group. It contrasts with other past forms of kirjoittaa that indicate different subjects, such as kirjoitti (he/she wrote) or kirjoitin (I wrote).

Examples: Te kirjoititte eilen pitkiä raportteja. Mitä teitte eilen? Kirjoititte kirjeen ja laitoitte sen postiin. These illustrate how the form encodes plural second-person past actions and can be used with or without an explicit subject pronoun.