rahoitti

Rahoitti is the past tense form of the Finnish verb rahoittaa, which means to provide funding or to finance. It is an active transitive verb used when a subject supplies money or other resources to cover the costs of a project, effort, or entity.

In usage, rahoitti describes an action where the financier pays for or funds something. The subject is the financier, and the object is what is financed. Examples: "Kunta rahoitti koulurakennushankkeen." or "Yritys rahoitti tutkimushankkeen." The verb is commonly found in news reporting, business papers, and formal communications about funding decisions. The related noun forms include rahoitus (financing), rahoittaminen (financing activity), and rahoittaja (financier or funder).

Etymology and related terms: rahoittaa stems from the root raha, meaning money, with the causative or instrumental suffix -ottaa, indicating the act of supplying money. The related adjective and noun forms help describe funding status and actors, such as rahoitettu (financed, as a past participle) and rahoittaja (the party providing funds).

Notes on nuance: Finnish distinguishes the active rahoittaa from the passive form rahoitetaan (is/was financed). The past tense form rahoitti focuses on the agent performing the financing. Usage can vary between formal writing and journalism, but the core meaning remains the provision of financial resources.

See also: rahoitus, rahoittaminen, rahoittaja, rahoitettu.