Ilahduttanut

Ilahduttanut is the past active participle of the Finnish verb ilahduttaa, which means to cheer, to delight, or to please. As a participle, ilahduttanut functions as an adjective or as part of a compound verb, describing something or someone that has caused joy or happiness. For instance, "Lapsi on ilahduttanut vanhempiaan" translates to "The child has delighted its parents." In this sentence, "ilahduttanut" indicates the action of delighting that has been completed by the child.

The root word, ilo, signifies joy or happiness. The verb ilahduttaa is formed by adding the suffix -ut to the root, and the past active participle ilahduttanut is created by further modification of this verb stem. This grammatical form is used to describe a state resulting from a past action of causing pleasure. It can modify a noun directly, as in "ilahduttanut lahja" (a delightful gift), or it can appear with an auxiliary verb, like in the example above. The usage of ilahduttanut is common in everyday Finnish conversation and writing to express positive emotional impact.