Ehdotetussa

Ehdotetussa is a Finnish grammatical form used as an attributive adjective meaning “proposed” or “as proposed.” It is the inessive singular form of the past passive participle ehdotettu, which comes from the verb ehdottaa (to propose). In contexts where a noun is in the inessive case, the participle is inflected accordingly, resulting in expressions such as ehdotetussa budjetissa or ehdotetussa esityksessä.

In terms of morphology, ehdotettu is the past passive participle of ehdottaa. When it modifies a noun in the inessive case, the ending changes to -ssa/-ssä, giving ehdotetussa. The form therefore functions like an adjective that agrees with the noun in number and case, but not in gender. It is commonly used in formal or bureaucratic Finnish to refer to content that has been included in a proposal, plan, bill, or document.

Usage and nuance are important: ehdo­tettu describes something that has been proposed, not something that is currently being proposed or debated. It is often encountered in legislative, governmental, or organizational texts. For example, one might speak of “ehdotetussa lakiehdotuksessa” (in the proposed bill) or “ehdotetussa ohjelmassa” (in the proposed program). Because it is a participial adjective, ehdotetussa is generally used to link the proposition to a specific object or section within a larger document. See also ehdotus, ehdottaa, ehdotettu.