Kirjoitetun

Kirjoitetun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish passive past participle kirjoitettu, meaning “written.” It functions as a participial adjective that describes a noun as having been written. In Finnish, participles are declined like adjectives, so kirjoitetun marks genitive singular agreement with the noun it modifies.

Uses and examples

Kirjoitetun is typically attached to a noun in the genitive to express “of the written …” or, in a prenominal position, to describe something that has been written. Common contexts include legal, academic, and editorial language. Examples:

- kirjoitetun tekstin sisältö — the content of the written text

- kirjoitetun sopimuksen mukaan — according to the written contract

- kirjoitetun version arvojärjestys — the ordering of the written version

Morphology and related forms

Kirjoitetun is one form in a system where adjectives and participles decline by case and number. The corresponding nominative form is kirjoitettu (the written), which can directly modify a noun, as in kirjoitettu teksti (the written text). The partitive form of the participle is kirjoitettua (some written text), used with partitive objects. As a passive past participle, kirjoitettu contrasts with active or agentive forms such as kirjoittama, which relate to something written by someone.

Notes

Kirjoitetun is a grammatical tool for indicating that a noun has undergone writing, in contrast to the act of writing itself or to who performed the action. It is widely understood in Finnish when used in formal or literary style, and is part of the broader use of participial adjectives in Finnish grammar.