sisällyttivät

sisällyttivät is the past tense plural form of the Finnish verb sisällyttää. This verb generally translates to "to include," "to contain," "to incorporate," or "to comprise" in English. When used in the past tense plural, it refers to actions or states that were completed by multiple subjects in the past.

For example, if a group of items contained certain features, one might say "ne sisällyttivät nämä ominaisuudet," meaning "they included these features." Similarly, if a document comprised several chapters, a sentence could be "luvut sisällyttivät tärkeää tietoa," translating to "the chapters included important information." The verb indicates that something was part of a larger whole or was made a part of something else.

The specific nuance of "sisällyttää" can depend on context, but the core idea is always about inclusion or containment. The plural past tense form "sisällyttivät" is used when the subject performing the action of including or containing is plural. This can refer to multiple people, objects, or abstract entities. Understanding this verb form is crucial for comprehending past events and descriptions in Finnish where multiple subjects are involved in the act of inclusion.