lohdutit

Lohdutit is a Finnish finite verb form. It is the second-person singular past tense of lohduttaa, meaning “to comfort” or “to console.” In use, lohdutit denotes that you comforted someone in the past.

Finnish verbs conjugate for person, number, and tense. For lohduttaa, the past tense forms include lohdutin (I comforted), lohdutit (you comforted), and lohdutti (he or she comforted). The past negative is formed with the negative auxiliary and the corresponding verb form, as in “et lohduttanut,” meaning “you did not comfort.” The past participle is lohduttanut, used in compound tenses such as “olen lohduttanut” (I have comforted).

Usage notes: lohdutit is commonly used in everyday language, personal storytelling, and literature to describe actions of comforting someone in the past. It can carry nuances of empathy, consolation, or reassurance, depending on context and accompanying words.

Etymology and related forms: lohduttaa is derived from lohtu, meaning “comfort” or “consolation,” with a causative-like suffix -uttaa. Related words include lohtu (comfort), lohdutus (consolation), and lohduttaminen (the act of comforting).

See also: lohtu, lohdutus, lohduttaa, Finnish verb conjugation.