laajensit

Laajensit is the Finnish verb form corresponding to “you expanded” in the past tense of the verb laajentaa, meaning to expand or broaden. It is used when the subject of the sentence is the second person singular, you (sinä), and the action took place in the past. As such, laajensit is the second-person singular imperfect form.

Grammatically, laajentaa is an -taa/-ätä verb. In the imperfect tense, the second-person singular form is created with the suffix -sit, yielding sinä laajensit. Related forms include minä laajensin (I expanded), me laajenimme (we expanded), te laajensitte (you all expanded), and he laajenivat (they expanded). The form laajensit remains a finite, active-voice verb used in past-tense narration or direct address.

Usage-wise, laajensit appears in both written and spoken Finnish whenever the speaker refers to something the addressed person expanded in the past. It is commonly found in reports, instructions, or dialogues. An example: Sinä laajensit yrityksen toimintaa viime vuonna, ja tulokset olivat myönteisiä. This translates to “You expanded the company’s operations last year.”

Notes: laajensit is a verb form, not a noun. The corresponding noun for the concept of expansion is laajennus. Understanding laajensit helps distinguish verb conjugation from related noun forms and from other persons or tenses of laajentaa.