Peitettyjä

Peitettyjä is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective peitetty, meaning "covered" or "concealed." It is used when describing multiple nouns in the partitive case, often signaling that the referenced quantity is indefinite or partial.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. For plural partitive use, many adjectives take the ending -jä/-jä, resulting in forms like peitettyjä. This form typically appears with plural nouns in the partitive, such as peitettyjä kuluja (hidden/covered expenses) or peitettyjä tuloja (concealed income). The base participle peitetty derives from the verb peittää, meaning "to cover."

Peitettyjä is common in contexts involving finances, reporting, or descriptions of items that are not fully accounted for or are being presented in a selective, non-transparent way. While the term itself is neutral, it frequently appears in discussions of opaque or non-transparent practices, though it is not restricted to such contexts.

Etymology and usage notes: peitettyjä originates from peitetty, the past participle of peittää. The suffix -jä attaches to form the plural partitive for adjectives, matching the typical Finnish pattern where the ending indicates both number (plural) and case (partitive). The form is not a standalone noun but a grammatical inflection used to describe a noun.

See also: peitetty (the masculine/feminine singular form), peittää (to cover), Finnish grammar, partitive case.