Helpottunut

Helpottunut is a Finnish adjective meaning relieved or eased, used to describe a state of emotional relief after worry, danger, or uncertainty has passed. It is formed from the verb helpottaa, to ease or relieve, and the past participle suffix -nut/-nyt, yielding helpottunut. The word can function both attributively with nouns and predicatively with the subject.

Usage and nuance: It commonly describes how a person feels after a reassuring or favorable turn of events. Examples: "Olen helpottunut, kun tentti on ohi." translates to "I am relieved that the exam is over." "Hän oli helpottunut uutisista." translates to "He was relieved by the news." In everyday Finnish it can be intensified with adverbs such as "tosi" or "todella": "Olen tosi helpottunut."

Etymology and related forms: The related verb is helpottaa, meaning to ease or relieve, and the noun forms include helpotus (relief) and helpottuminen (the act or process of becoming relieved). The sense of relief is primarily emotional, though it can accompany a sense of physical ease in some contexts.

In usage, helpottunut is a common, neutral term appropriate for personal feelings as well as written descriptions of emotional states following positive or mitigating developments.