Kasvattanut

Kasvattanut is a Finnish verb form that comes from the verb kasvattaa or kasvattaa, meaning to raise, bring up, or cultivate. Kasvattanut is the perfect active participle (the past participle form) and is used to indicate that the action of raising or cultivating has been completed by the subject. It typically appears as part of a compound verb with an auxiliary such as on to form present perfect constructions, for example: Hän on kasvattanut kolme lasta (He has raised three children).

Morphology and usage notes: The participle contains the suffix -nut or -nyt, which marks it as a perfect active participle in Finnish. The base verb kasvattaa kasvaa in meaning, and kasva- is the related root used in other forms as well. Kasvattanut functions as a non-finite verb form within a larger sentence, and it does not by itself carry tense without the auxiliary verb in finite clauses.

Common uses and examples: The most frequent usage is in sentences expressing completed actions by a subject. Examples include: Hän on kasvattanut lapsia into adulthood, or Kasvattanut kasvituotantoaan viimeisen kymmenen vuoden aikana. The form can be used in written and formal Finnish to indicate that someone has previously performed the raising or cultivation action.

Related forms: A closely related form is kasvatettu, the passive past participle meaning “has been raised” or “was raised,” which is used when the emphasis is on the action done to the object rather than who did it. Other related terms include kasvatus (upbringing, education), kasvattaja (caretaker, cultivator), and kasvatustiede (pedagogy).

See also: Upbringing, cultivation, Finnish participles, Finnish verb forms.

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