Peruuttamattomista

Peruuttamattomista is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the elative plural of the adjective peruuttamaton, meaning irrevocable or irreversible. The form is used to describe multiple nouns in the elative case, often signaling origin, source, or basis from which something follows. In practice, phrases like peruuttamattomista päätöksistä translate roughly as “from the irrevocable decisions.”

Etymology and formation: peruuttamaton is built from the verb peruuttaa (to reverse or cancel) plus the negative suffix -amaton, yielding “not reversible.” The elative plural ending -ista combines with the stem to produce peruuttamattomista, aligning with the elative plural form of the noun it modifies (for example, päätöksistä).

Grammar and usage: In Finnish, adjectives and participles decline to match the case, number, and definiteness of the nouns they describe. Peruuttamattomista appears when the noun it accompanies is in the elative plural, often in formal or written contexts. It is commonly used in legal, political, or analytical writing to refer to actions, decisions, or situations that are considered unchangeable or final.

Common collocations and examples: peruuttamattomista päätöksistä johtuvat seuraamukset (consequences arising from irrevocable decisions), peruuttamattomista toimenpiteistä seuraa pysyviä vaikutuksia (permanent effects follow from irreversible measures). The term tends to appear in discourse about outcomes that are not subject to reversal.

See also: peruuttamaton, Finnish grammar, elative case.