Poistaneet

Poistaneet is the nominative plural form of the perfect-active participle of the Finnish verb poistaa, meaning to remove. The perfect-active participle describes an agent who has completed the action of removing and is used to form noun phrases or clauses that refer to those people or things that have performed the removal. In practice, it functions similarly to English "the ones who have removed" or "those who have removed." The form is one of several participial forms in Finnish and agrees with the modified noun in number; the corresponding genitive plural is poistaneiden, and the singular form is poistanut.

Usage and function: Poistaneet can modify a noun in attributive position (poistaneet henkilöt = the people who have removed) or appear in a non-finite clause within a sentence. It emphasizes the actor rather than the object removed and is often used in written or formal contexts, such as reports, lists, or legal-like formulations. Because Finnish prefer explicit finite clauses in everyday speech, many writers opt for a relative clause with the auxiliary verb ovat or the perfect tense: ihmiset, jotka ovat poistaneet ...

Comparison and alternatives: The corresponding passive sense is conveyed by poistaetu or poistetut, depending on the intended nuance, which marks removal of an object rather than identification of the actor. Poistaneet thus highlights the doer’s identity and completed action, whereas other forms may foreground the result or the object that was removed.

Examples: Poistaneet henkilöt ovat vastuussa. Henkilöt, poistaneet ohjelman viranomaisten toimesta, ... In everyday language, clearer phrasing is often: ihmiset, jotka ovat poistaneet ...