Palauttaneen

Palauttaneen is the genitive plural past active participle of the Finnish verb "palauttaa". The verb "palauttaa" means "to return", "to restore", "to give back", or "to send back". As a participle, "palauttaneen" describes a subject that has performed the action of returning or restoring.

In Finnish grammar, the genitive case often indicates possession or can function similarly to an English possessive ('s) or "of". The plural form indicates that the action was performed by multiple subjects. The past active participle signifies that the action of returning or restoring has been completed. Therefore, "palauttaneen" refers to "of those who have returned" or "belonging to those who have restored".

For example, in a sentence like "Talon palauttaneen sukulaisten kiitollisuus oli suuri" (The gratitude of the relatives who had returned the house was great), "palauttaneen" modifies "sukulaisten" (relatives), indicating that these relatives are the ones who performed the action of returning the house. The genitive case here links the participle to the noun it describes.