Lohduttanut

Lohduttanut is the past participle form of the Finnish verb lohduttaa, meaning to comfort or reassure. It describes an action that has been completed, and it is used in combination with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (for example, olen lohduttanut) as well as in non-finite constructions. The form can function attributively or predicatively in sentences.

In practical use, lohduttanut appears in contexts where someone or something has provided consolation or reassurance. Examples include: Olen lohduttanut ystäviäni vaikeina aikoina (I have comforted my friends in difficult times), Hänen sanansa lohduttivat minua (His/Her words comforted me). The word can refer to concrete actions (comforting someone directly) or to the effect of those actions.

Etymology and morphology: lohduttanut stems from lohduttaa (to comfort) and the root lohtu (comfort, consolation). The past participle ending -nut is a common pattern for verbs of the -uttaa type in Finnish. The form is used in tenses with olla (e.g., olen lohduttanut) and can also appear in attributive phrases referring to completed comforting actions.

Related terms include lohdutus (consolation, solace) and lohduttaminen (the act of comforting). The term is standard in Finnish and appears in both everyday language and written text to indicate that comforting has taken place.