Muuttamatta

Muuttamatta is a Finnish adverbial participle derived from the verb muuttaa, meaning to change. In usage, it conveys the sense of “without changing” or “unchanged,” and it is used to describe actions or states that are left as they are rather than altered.

Grammatical notes: Muuttamatta is formed by attaching the suffix -matta to the verb stem, producing a form that can modify a clause or phrase to indicate that no modification has taken place. It is commonly found in formal writing, editing, data handling, and administrative contexts where preserving original content or state is important. The form is related to other participial constructions such as muuttuva (changing) and muutettu (changed), but muuttamatta specifically signals non-change.

Common usage and contexts: The word often appears in phrases indicating preservation of the original content, settings, or values. It is frequently used in instructions, contracts, and technical documentation to specify that something should remain as is. It can modify nouns or clauses, for example in statements like “hinta on jätetty muuttamatta” (the price has been left unchanged) or “tiedoston metatietoja on säilytetty muuttamatta” (the file’s metadata has been preserved without modification).

Etymology and related forms: Muuttamatta comes from the Finnish verb muuttaa (to change) with the negative participial suffix -matta, producing a form that denotes lack of change. Related forms include muuttuva (changing), muutettu (changed), and muuttaminen (change/alteration), which provide a broader family for discussing states of transformation.

See also: Finnish grammar on participles, non-finite verb forms, and terms for data preservation and unchanged content in editing or legal contexts.