Palautettuina

Palautettuina is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb palauttaa, meaning to return or to restore. It refers to objects or items that are in a state of having been returned, and it is mainly used in formal or technical contexts such as archives, libraries, museums, logistics, and inventory records. The form expresses a plural state rather than an ongoing action and is typically found in predicative or attributive positions describing multiple items.

Morphology and usage: Palautettuina is formed from the past passive participle palautettu (returned) together with the adverbial/participial ending -ina/-inä and a plural reference. It functions as a predicative complement or as a modifier when referring to several items. In practice, it often appears with plural subjects and can be used in phrases such as palautettuina olevat esineet, meaning “the items that are in the returned state.”

Examples and contexts: In cataloging, archival notes, or museum labels, personnel may describe items as palautettuina to indicate their status after a return. A typical sentence could be: Kokoelmassa on ryhmä palautettuina olevia esineitä, which translates to “There is a group of items in the returned state in the collection.” The form can also appear in administrative records to distinguish returned items from those still on loan or in use.

Relation to other forms: Palautettuina is distinct from palautettu (returned, past participle) and from palautettuna (the adverbial or esive form used in singular contexts). It is primarily a plural, state-descriptive variant used in formal documentation and inventories.

See also: palauttaa, palauttaminen, palautettu.