vaihdoitte

Vaihdoitte is the second-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb vaihtaa, meaning to change or to exchange. It is used when referring to a past action in which a group of people being addressed swapped or replaced something. The form signals that the action was performed by “you” in the plural.

Morphology and related forms: The form is built from the verb stem vaihdo- with the personal ending -itte to mark the second person plural past. Other persons and numbers in the past tense include vaihdoit (you, singular), vaihdoin (I), vaihdoimme (we), and vaihtoivat (they). The root vaiht- is connected to the noun vaihtaminen or vaihto meaning “exchange, change.”

Usage and examples: Vaihdoitte is commonly used in everyday Finnish to describe past exchanges or changes done by a group. Example: Te vaihdoitte vanhan puhelimen uuteen. This sentence means “You (all) exchanged the old phone for a new one.”

Etymology and language notes: The verb vaihtaa derives from Finnish roots related to change and exchange; vaihdoitte reflects standard conjugation in the 2nd person plural past. In Finnish, tense and person are indicated primarily by endings, with vaihdoitte fitting neatly into the regular pattern for this verb class.

See also: Finnish verb conjugation, Finnish grammar, vaihtaa.