Jaettuina

Jaettuina is a Finnish linguistic term used to describe a specific participial form derived from the verb jakaa, meaning to divide or distribute. It functions primarily in formal or technical Finnish to indicate that something has been divided into parts or categories. The form jaettuina is formed from the past passive participle jaettu plus the suffix -ina, creating an adverbial or predicative participial form that can modify nouns or contribute to a compound predicate.

In usage, jaettuina conveys a state resulting from division. It is common in scientific, statistical, legal, and administrative texts, and is typically found in phrases such as jaettuina osiin (divided into parts) or jaettuina ryhmiin (divided into groups). It is less frequent in everyday spoken Finnish, where simpler constructions like jaettu osiin are more common.

Grammatical behavior: Jaettuina often appears in attributive or predicative positions within a sentence. It can align with the noun it modifies in case and number as part of a larger nominal group, though in practice it more often appears as part of fixed expressions or technical formulations.

Etymology: The form comes from jaettu (divided) plus the suffix -ina, which is used to form adverbial participles that describe a manner or state related to division.

See also: Finnish participles, Finnish grammar, jaettu, jaetaan.

References: For precise usage, consult standard Finnish grammars and language corpora. This overview provides a general description of the form and its typical contexts.