Kasvanutta

Kasvanutta is a Finnish inflected form of the verb kasvaa (to grow) used as a participial adjective. It represents the singular partitive form of the past passive participle kasvanut and functions to describe something that has grown or developed, often in contexts where the object is indefinite or in a partial state. In practice, kasvanutta appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is in the partitive case or used in a schematic, non-countable sense.

Grammatical notes and usage

Kasvanutta is most commonly encountered in more formal or written Finnish. It is tied to the concept of growth or maturation and can describe physical growth, biological development, or figurative increase. The form is part of a larger participial system in Finnish, where past passive participles can take different endings to agree with case and number. The singular partitive kasvanutta contrasts with the nominative kasvanut and with the plural forms used in corresponding cases.

Examples

Kasvanutta viljaa varastoidaan talven varalle. This translates roughly as grain that has grown and matured is stored for winter. Kasvanutta rakennetta on löydettävissä vanhoista kohteista, joissa materiaali on edelleen osoittanut kasvua ja kehitystä.

See also

kasvaa, kasvanut, kasvanuttua (related participial forms in the Finnish language)

Notes

Kasvanutta is primarily a grammatical form. Its meaning can be rendered in natural Finnish by choosing context-appropriate equivalents such as “grown” or “matured,” depending on what is being described.