Odotetusta

Odotetusta is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective-participle odotettu, meaning "expected" or "anticipated." Odotetusta is the elative singular form, used to indicate origin or source from something that is awaited. In Finnish, the elative expresses movement or reference from a place, source, or context, and odotetusta applies this to phrases built around the notion of anticipation.

Etymology and morphology: odotettu comes from the verb odottaa, “to expect.” As a participle that can function as an adjective, odotettu takes various inflections. The elative singular form odotetusta is used when describing something that originates from or is derived from the anticipated item or event. The form is common in formal or written Finnish and often appears in journalistic, academic, or official prose.

Usage: Odotetusta is typically found with nouns in elative cases, forming phrases such as odotetusta julkistuksesta or odotetusta raportista to indicate that the source or origin is the anticipated event or document. The construction signals that the information or action stems from something that has been looked forward to. It is distinct from the nominative odotettu, which simply means "the expected," and from other inflected forms of the same adjective-participle.

See also: odottaa (to expect), odotettu (expected), Finnish grammar, elative case.