voitti

Voitti is a Finnish verb form meaning "won" or "defeated." It is the third-person singular past tense form of the verb voittaa, which means to win or to defeat in a contest. The verb voittaa is transitive and used when a subject achieves victory or defeats an opponent.

In usage, voitti appears in sentences such as Hän voitti kilpailun (He won the competition) or Hän voitti vastustajan (He defeated the opponent). It is common in journalism, sports reporting, and narrative past tense.

Conjugation and related forms: The past tense forms of voittaa include minä voitin, sinä voitit, hän voitti; me voitimme, te voititte, he voittivat. The infinitive is voittaa, and the related noun meaning “victory” is voitto.

Pronunciation: voitti is pronounced roughly as "VOI-tti," with the emphasis on the first syllable and a doubled t in the middle.

Etymology and related terms: Voitti derives from the verb voittaa; the related noun voitto means “victory.” The word has cognates in other Finnic languages, such as Estonian võita, reflecting a shared semantic root related to winning or defeating.