Käytettyjen

Käytettyjen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective käytetty, meaning "used." In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify, and when a plural noun is in the genitive case, the associated adjective takes the corresponding genitive plural form. Consequently, käytettyjen is used in phrases like käytettyjen autojen, which translates to “of used cars” or “used cars’” depending on the sentence structure.

In practice, käytettyjen appears in contexts related to commerce, catalogs, and descriptions of inventory. It signals that the items in question have been owned or operated previously. Common examples include käytettyjen autojen hinta (the price of used cars), käytettyjen tavaroiden myynti (the sale of used goods), and käytettyjen tuotteiden kunto (the condition of used products). The form helps distinguish ownership and condition when listing multiple categories of items in forms such as catalogs, price lists, or advertisements.

Grammatically, käytetty is an adjective formed from the verb käyttää (to use) and functions attributively. The specific form käytettyjen is used exclusively with plural nouns in genitive to express “of the used [items]” or as part of a larger noun phrase. It does not stand alone as a noun; its meaning depends on the noun it modifies. Related forms include käytetty (used, singular), käytettyjä (partitive plural of the adjective), and other inflected variants used with different cases and numbers.