Määritettyjen

Määritettyjen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as a genitive plural of a past passive participle meaning defined or specified. It arises from verbs in the ±tella/±rittaa family that convey the act of defining or determining. In standard Finnish, the participle forms can be used adjectivally, and their inflected forms match the case and number of the noun they modify. Määritettyjen is therefore most commonly seen when a defined set of items is described in relation to something else.

In use, määritettyjen modifies a noun in the genitive plural, signaling possession or specification by things that have already been defined within the text. It is especially common in formal, technical, and legal writing, where terms, values, or conditions are delineated earlier in the document. Example contexts include contracts, specifications, regulations, and policy documents. The phrase structure often appears as part of a larger expression, such as määritettyjen ehtojen mukaan (according to the defined terms) or määritettyjen arvojen perusteella (on the basis of the defined values).

Relation to other forms: Finnish often employs different participle-based adjectives to convey “defined” or “defined terms.” While usein used forms include määriteltyjen or määritettyjen ehtojen, the exact choice can reflect slight differences in verb source or historical usage. Both forms appear in formal Finnish, but määritettyjen is specifically the genitive plural form of the past passive participle in contexts where the defined items themselves are being referenced as belonging to or governed by something else in the sentence.

See also: määritelmä, määritelty, määritellä.