Maalattujen

Maalattujen is a Finnish genitive plural form of the past participle maalattu, which means "painted." As an adjective, it describes a noun that has been painted and agrees with the noun in number and case. It is commonly used in descriptions of objects and surfaces, especially in architectural or art-related contexts.

Examples illustrate its use in different cases: maalatut talot means "painted houses" (nominative plural); maalattujen talojen julkisivut means "the facades of the painted houses" (genitive plural); maalattuja taloja means "painted houses" (partitive plural). Other forms include maalatuissa taloissa ("in the painted houses") and maalatuilla taloilla ("on the painted houses"), demonstrating how the same participle supports multiple grammatical cases.

Origin and notes: maalattu comes from maalaus, "painting" or "to paint"; the participial suffix -ttu marks a past participle in Finnish. The use of maalattujen as genitive plural is standard for adjectives and participles, and it is distinct from other participial forms such as maalattu, maalattua, etc. The form is common in architectural descriptions, art criticism, and historical texts where the painted state of objects is described.