ymmärrettiin

ymmärrettiin is the passive past tense form of the Finnish verb ymmärtää, which translates to "to understand" or "to comprehend." The suffix "-ttiin" indicates that the action of understanding was received by the subject, rather than performed by it. Therefore, "ymmärrettiin" means "it was understood" or "they were understood." This form is used when the agent performing the understanding is either unknown, unimportant, or implied by the context. For example, "Asia ymmärrettiin" translates to "The matter was understood." Similarly, if referring to multiple people or things being understood, the same form is used, such as "Neuvot ymmärrettiin" meaning "The advice was understood." The passive voice construction in Finnish, like ymmärrettiin, is common and avoids specifying who or what did the understanding. It focuses on the reception of the understanding rather than the source.