Palautettu

Palautettu is a Finnish adjective and past participle derived from the verb palauttaa, meaning to return or to restore. The suffix -ttu is used to form past participles that describe nouns that have undergone the action. As a result, palautettu denotes something that has been handed back, returned to its owner, or restored to its original state.

In usage, palautettu can function as both a predicate and an attributive modifier. For example, in a sentence like Tavara on palautettu, it means The item has been returned. In catalogues or lists, you may encounter phrases that describe items as palautettu (e.g., palautettu kirja, a returned book) or describe processes as completed, such as paketti palautettu lähettäjälle (package returned to sender). The term is common in consumer contexts (returns of goods), logistics, libraries, and archival work, where items are tracked as having been returned or restored.

Grammatically, palautettu agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, just like other Finnish adjectives formed from participles. It is often contrasted with palautettu tila (restored state) or palautettava (to be returned; future action), which reflects different tense or aspect.

See also: palauttaa, palautus, palauttaminen, palautettava.