lohdutti

Lohdutti is the third-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb lohduttaa, meaning to comfort, console, or reassure someone. It indicates that the act of comforting occurred in the past and is used when reporting what someone did to another person.

Etymology and meaning: the verb lohduttaa comes from lohtu, meaning comfort or solace, with the Finnish verb formation suffix -taa. The past tense form lohdutti follows regular Finnish conjugation patterns for -taa verbs in the third-person singular. The word is commonly used in both everyday speech and writing to describe offering consolation or reassurance.

Usage and examples: lohdutti is typically used with a subject performing the action on a direct or indirect object, for example: Hän lohdutti ystävänsä surullisena. (He comforted his friend when they were sad.) In finite forms, the related present tense is lohduttaa (to comfort); past forms include minä lohdutin, sinä lohdutit, hän lohdutti, me lohdutimme, te lohduttitte, he lohduttivat. The passive past form is lohdutettiin, and the imperative is lohduta.

Grammatical notes: lohduttaa is a transitive verb; lohdutti is its past tense form used with a definite subject. Like many Finnish verbs, it forms compound tenses with auxiliary verbs as needed, but its basic past tense is straightforward and regularly inflected. The concept and usage overlap with synonyms such as rauhoittaa or lohdullinen in certain contexts, though lohduttaa specifically emphasizes offering comfort or consolation.

See also: lohduttaa, lohtu.