Löydetty

Löydetty is a Finnish past passive participle of the verb löytää, meaning “found” or “discovered.” It functions as an adjective or as a predicative form in sentences, indicating that something has been located or come to light by someone, often after an action of searching or examination.

In grammar, lö̈ydetty declenses like a normal Finnish adjective. This means it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. For example: singular nominative löydetty esine (found item); plural nominative löydetyt esineet (found items). In the genitive, löydetyn esineen; in the partitive, löydettyä esinettä, and so on. The form is commonly used to describe objects, discoveries, or findings in a neutral, factual way.

Löydetty contrasts with the related form löytäyty, from the verb löytää’s intransitive partner löytä- (to be found). The past participle from löyttyä, löytynyt, is used to emphasize that something has come to be found, often highlighting the result of a search rather than the action itself. Both löydetty and löytynyt can be used in similar contexts, but some registers prefer one over the other depending on focus and voice. For example, Esine on löydetty recently in a report, or Esine on löytynyt during the excavation.

Common contexts for lö̈ydetty include journalism, archaeology, museum catalogs, and official notices where a item, location, or fact has been located and recorded. The word also contributes to the broader Finnish vocabulary for describing discoveries, discoveries in databases, and post-discovery labeling.