metsästin

Metsästin is a Finnish verb form meaning "I hunted." It is the first-person singular simple past tense of metsästää, to hunt. The form is used to describe hunting actions completed in the past, in narratives, reports, or everyday speech. Example: Minä metsästin karhua viime talvena.

Conjugation and usage: Metsästää follows the regular pattern of Finnish -stää verbs. The indicative past tense forms are: minä metsästin; sinä metsästit; hän metsästi; me metsästimme; te metsästitte; he metsästivät. The form metsästin independently signals the subject is the speaker.

Etymology and related terms: The verb metsästää is related to metsän and metsästys, with metsästys serving as the noun for the act or sport of hunting. The root element mets- refers to the forest, reflecting the traditional setting of hunting in wooded areas.

Usage notes: Metsästin appears primarily in past-tense narration of hunting activities. Correct spelling with the diacritics is important in Finnish, as ä and a can change meaning. It is distinct from related nouns and other tenses of metsästää.

See also: Metsästys, Metsästää.