Nopeutunut

Nopeutunut is a Finnish past participle and adjective derived from the verb nopeutua, meaning to become faster or to accelerate. It denotes that something has undergone acceleration or has increased in speed. In English, it is commonly translated as “accelerated” or “sped up.”

Formation and agreement: Nopeutunut is formed from the verb stem with the past participle suffix -nut. As an adjective, it agrees with the noun in number and case: for example, "nopeutunut auto" (the accelerated car) or "nopeutuneet autot" (the accelerated cars). The related noun is "nopeutuminen," which means acceleration or the act of speeding up.

Usage: The form describes a resulting state rather than the act of acceleration. For the process, Finnish typically uses the verb nopeutua or the noun nopeutuminen. Nopeutunut is common in technical, scientific, and descriptive prose to refer to speed increases, growth that has sped up, or machines that have become faster. Examples include phrases like "auton nopeutunut kiihtyvyys" (the car’s accelerated acceleration) and "nopeutunut kasvu" (accelerated growth).

Notes: As with many Finnish participles, the exact shade of meaning can depend on context. Nopeutunut contrasts with forms like nopeutuva (becoming faster) or nopeuttava (causing faster acceleration), which emphasize different aspects of the process or state.