Pidetyistä

Pidetyistä is a Finnish grammatical form used to refer to the people, things, or ideas that are held in esteem. It is the genitive plural form of the past passive participle pidetty, which comes from the verb pitää, meaning “to hold,” “to regard,” or “to consider.” In practice, pidetyistä marks “of those who are held in high regard” or “of the things that are esteemed.” The construction is common in both spoken and written Finnish, particularly in formal or descriptive contexts.

Usage and nuance: The form is used to describe a broader set of referents that are valued or respected. It can apply to people (pidetyistä ihmisistä = of the well-regarded people), traditions (pidettyjen perinteiden säilyttäminen = maintaining the traditions that are held in esteem), ideas, organizations, or objects (pidettyjen arvojen mukaan toimiminen = acting according to cherished values). The connotation is positive, signaling legitimacy, approval, or long-standing acceptance.

Morphology and related forms: pidetyistä is one of several inflected forms of pidetty. Other forms include pidetyllä (local/illative variants), pidetyt (nominative plural), pidettyjen (genitive plural), and pidettyjä (partitive plural). These forms allow Finnish speakers to connect the “held in esteem” modifier to different sentence roles and cases.

See also: The concept of being held in esteem in Finnish discourse often intersects with discussions of tradition, reputation, and shared values. While pidetyistä is a grammatical form, its use reflects positive social evaluation of the referents it describes.