Purkautuneet

Purkautuneet is a Finnish past participle form of the verb purkautua. It functions as an adjective and refers to something that has erupted, released, or discharged. The form is plural, used to modify plural nouns, for example purkautuneet tulivuoret (volcanoes that have erupted) or purkautuneet tunteet (emotions that have been released).

In geology and volcanology, purkautuneet is used to describe volcanoes or geological events that have already produced an eruption. It helps distinguish past eruptive activity from ongoing activity or dormancy. In everyday language, purkautuneet is employed metaphorically to talk about the release of pent-up energy, stress, or tension, as in purkautuneet tunteet or purkautuneet jännitteet.

Grammatically, purkautuneet is the plural past passive participle of purkautua. The verb purkautua is intransitive, and the participle can function attributively to modify nouns or appear with auxiliary verbs to form compound tenses, for example tulivuoret ovat purkautuneet (the volcanoes have erupted).

See also: purkautua, purkautuminen.