lahjoittivat

Lahjoittivat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they donated” or “they gave as a gift.” It is the past tense, third-person plural form of lahjoittaa, the verb that means to donate or to give as a gift. The form is commonly used in news reports, charity communications, and everyday language to describe donations made by multiple people or groups. For example, Kunnan asukkaat lahjoittivat rahaa hyväntekeväisyyteen.

Conjugation and related forms: The infinitive is lahjoittaa; the present tense third-person plural is lahjoittavat; the past tense third-person plural is lahjoittivat. The singular past tense is lahjoitti. The past participle is lahjoittanut, and perfect tense constructions use olla plus the past participle, e.g., he ovat lahjoittaneet or hän on lahjoittanut.

Usage notes: Lahjoittivat specifies a completed donation action by a plural subject. It can refer to money, goods, aikansa (time), or other resources given to a recipient such as a charity, organization, or community. The verb commonly appears in journalistic or formal contexts when reporting on collective giving.

See also: lahjoittaa (to donate), lahjoitus (donation), lahjoittaminen (donation/giving as a concept). Etymology links Finnish lahjoittaminen to the noun lahja, meaning “gift,” with a standard verb-forming pattern in Finnish. The word illustrates how Finnish encodes subject number and tense directly in the verb form.