Käännetyt

Käännetyt is a Finnish term formed from the verb kääntää, meaning to translate. In its plural form, käännetyt functions as a participial adjective or a noun phrase to describe items that have been translated from another language. The word is most commonly encountered in bibliographic, library, and academic contexts, where it denotes works that were originally produced in a different language and later rendered into Finnish or another target language.

Grammatically, käännetty is the past passive participle of kääntää, and käännetyt is its plural nominative form. It is used in phrases such as käännetyt teokset (translated works), käännetyt artikkelit (translated articles), or käännetyt lähteet (translated sources). The term helps distinguish translations from original or native-language works, which are typically referred to as alkuperäisteokset (original works).

In practice, käännetyt appears in publishing catalogs, library classifications, and scholarly writing. Publishers may label a translation project with käännetty to indicate the output has been translated from another language. Researchers use the distinction to analyze translation history, reception, and the availability of foreign literature in Finnish or other target languages. The concept also intersects with kääntäminen (the act of translating) and kääntäjät (translators), which are the processes and professionals behind käännetyt teokset.

See also: kääntäminen, kääntäjä, alkuperäisteos, käännösteoria.