taisteli
Taisteli is the third-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb taistella, meaning "to fight" or "to struggle." It is used to describe a past action performed by a singular subject, for example, Hän taisteli voitosta (He/She fought for the victory). The infinitive form is taistella, and other conjugations in the past tense include taistelin (I fought), taistelit (you fought), taistelimme (we fought), taistelitte (you all fought), and taistelivat (they fought). The imperative form is taistele, meaning "fight!"
In Finnish, taistella belongs to the verb class that forms its past tense with the -i- suffix
Taisteli is common in historical narratives, news reporting, literature, and everyday language when describing past acts