Epäonnistunutta

Epäonnistunutta is a Finnish word functioning as the partitive singular form of the adjective or past participle "epäonnistunut," meaning "unsuccessful" or "failed." It is used to describe a noun in contexts where the object is indefinite, partitive, or otherwise not wholly specified. The word is common in everyday language as well as in formal writing.

Etymology and morphology: The form comes from the negative prefix "epä-" attached to the verb "onnistua" (to succeed). The resulting verb "epäonnistua" means to fail, and its past participle "epäonnistunut" describes something that has failed. In Finnish, adjectives and participles decline to agree with the noun they modify. The form "epäonnistunutta" is the partitive singular, used with nouns in the partitive case or in constructions expressing an indefinite quantity or extent (for example, after negation or with numerals).

Usage and nuance: Epäonnistunutta is used to convey that a particular action, undertaking, or outcome did not meet success. It appears in expressions such as "epäonnistunut yritys" (a failed venture), "epäonnistunut suunnitelma" (the failed plan), or "epäonnustunutta tavaraa" (an unspecified amount of failed goods). The corresponding adverb is "epäonnistuneesti," meaning "unsuccessfully." The related noun form is "epäonnistuminen," meaning "failure" or "the act of failing."

See also: Epäonnistuminen as a noun, epäonnistunut as the base form of the adjective, and the verb onnistua, from which the negated form epäonnistua derives. Epäonnistunutta can appear in many contexts across business, education, and narrative writing to describe unsuccessful outcomes without assigning blame.