No. 321 in Finnish
mennyt
"Past" or "gone."
In a sentence
Hän on mennyt ulos.
He/she has gone outside.
Here, 'mennyt' is used as the participle of the verb 'mennä' to form the present perfect tense.
Muistatko menneen kesän helteet?
Do you remember the heatwaves of the past summer?
Here, 'mennyt' is the participle form used in an adjective sense to describe 'summer' (kesän).
Tapahtuma oli mennyt ohi nopeasti.
The event had gone by quickly.
Here, 'mennyt' is part of a past perfect construction, indicating that the event was completed in the past.
Hän on mennyt kauppaan.
He/she has gone to the store.
here 'mennyt' acts as the past participle of the verb 'mennä', forming a present perfect tense together with 'on'
Viime vuosi on nyt mennyt.
Last year is now gone.
here 'mennyt' is used as a past participle to describe a completed state of time passing.
Menetetty aika on mennyt ikuisesti.
Lost time is gone forever.
here 'mennyt' emphasizes finality in the context of something irretrievable.
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