No. 307 in Finnish
valittiin
"Valittiin" means "was chosen" or "were selected" in English.
In a sentence
Hänet valittiin joukkueen kapteeniksi.
They were chosen as the team captain.
In this sentence, 'valittiin' is the past passive form of 'valita' (meaning 'to choose'), indicating that the subject (her/him) was chosen, and the action was performed by unspecified others.
Kilpailussa valittiin kolme parasta työtä jatkoon.
In the competition, three best pieces were selected to proceed.
Here, 'valittiin' operates as the past passive form, referring to the action of selecting being done to the top three works.
Valittiin kokoukseen uusi puheenjohtaja.
A new chairman was selected for the meeting.
'Valittiin' acts as the past passive, pointing to the selection of a new chairman during the meeting.
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