kuvitteli
Kuvitteli is the past tense form of the Finnish verb kuvitella, meaning to imagine or to suppose. It indicates that a person imagined something in the past and is commonly used in narrative or reported speech.
Conjugation and forms: kuvitella is an -ella verb. The infinitive is kuvitella. Present tense examples: minä
Usage: kuvitteli describes forming a mental image, scenario, or assumption in the past. It can introduce a
- Hän kuvitteli olevansa rikas. (He imagined that he was rich.)
- He kuviteli, että tilanteessa olisi varaa toimia. (She imagined there would be money to act.)
See also: kuvitella (the infinitive), kuvittelu (the act of imagining, depiction), kuvitus (illustration or depiction).