synnyit

Synnyit is the second-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb syntyä, meaning to be born. It expresses that the subject you were born. In Finnish, syntyä is an intransitive verb; synnyit is used with the subject sinä, though the pronoun is often omitted since person is encoded in the verb.

The past tense forms of syntyä include: minä synnyin, sinä synnyit, hän syntyi, me synnyimme, te synnyitte, he syntyivät. These forms cover the standard finite conjugation across persons and numbers.

Usage and context: synnyit is used to state that someone was born, typically in biographical, genealogical, or historical contexts, or when referring to a person’s birth date. It can appear in written records or spoken language, and the pronoun sinä can be omitted in natural Finnish as the verb ending already indicates the second person singular. The verb is most commonly used with dates or occasions describing birth.

Examples:

- Sinä synnyit vuonna 1990.

- Hän syntyi vuonna 1985. (third person; included here for contrast)

Notes: synnyit, like other forms of syntyä, reflects birth as a one-time past event. In questions, the form is used with the corresponding question particle, for example, Synnyitko sinä? though such questions are relatively rare in everyday speech and more common in biographical or genealogical discussion.