Lahjoitetut

Lahjoitetut is a Finnish adjective and past participle derived from the verb lahjoittaa, meaning to donate. It translates as donated or donated items and is used to describe things that have been given to an organization without compensation. In Finnish, lahjoitetut is the plural nominative form of the past participle lahjoitettu and agrees with the noun it modifies, for example lahjoitetut teokset (the donated works) or lahjoitetut rahat (the donated funds). The form can also function as a nominal phrase referring to a collection of donated items in informal use, though more common is to specify the item type.

In practice, lahjoitetut appears frequently in libraries, museums, archives, and charity reports to indicate provenance. Catalog entries might label items as lahjoitetut, and public notices or donor acknowledgments often mention lahjoitetut teokset, lahjoitetut kirjoitukset, or lahjoitetut varat. The concept is distinct from lahjoitus (a donation) and lahjoittaja (donor); lahjoitetut describes the state of ownership rather than the act of giving.

Etymology traces lahjoitetut to the verb lahjoittaa from the noun lahjoitus, with the past participle lahjoitettu inflected to match number. As with other Finnish participles, lahjoitetut agrees in number, case, and definiteness with the noun it modifies.