Konjugeoitunut

Konjugeoitunut is the Finnish past participle of the verb konjugaati (to conjugate). The word derives from the Latin root conjugāre, meaning "to join together" or "to unite", and entered Finnish through scholarly borrowing in the 19th century. It is used primarily in grammatical contexts to describe a verb that has undergone the process of conjugation, that is, the alteration of its form to reflect tense, person, mood, and number.

In Finnish morphology, a verb is konjugeoitunut when it shifts from its infinitive stem to one of its many inflected forms. Finnish verbs are highly synthetic, featuring extensive person and number inflection, as well as distinct forms for present, past, conditional, and potential moods. The participle konjugeoitunut therefore indicates that a verb has been adapted to fit a specific grammatical role within a clause.

The term is common in pedagogical texts and grammatical descriptions. For example, the infinitive "kirjoittaa" (to write) becomes its konjugeoitunut form "kirjoitti" in simple past, or "kirjoittanut" in the participle used for passive construction.

Konjugeoitunut is closely related to similar terms in other Uralic languages, such as Estonian kongaːžatsioon, and reflects the general Indo-European practice of verb conjugation. The concept is essential for understanding Finnish syntax, as the correct form of a konjugeoitunut verb can change meaning and syntactic function. For further study, reference works on Finnish morphology, such as "A Grammar of the Finnish Language" by R. A. Korhonen, provide detailed explanations and extensive examples.