Päättynyttä

Päättynyttä is a Finnish word that functions as the partitive singular form of the past participle adjective päättynyt, derived from the verb päättyä meaning to end or to finish. As a past participle, päättynyt describes something that has come to an end or reached completion and can modify a noun like any other adjective. The form päättynyttä is used when the modified noun is in the partitive case or when the context requires a partitive object, often in negative clauses or with indefinite quantities.

In contemporary Finnish, päättynyt as an adjective can appear in predicate position, for example: Keskustelu on päättynyt (The discussion has ended). When the object is in the partitive, the adjective takes the corresponding partitive form, for example: En nähnyt päättynyttä keskustelua (I did not see a discussion that had ended). The partitive form is characteristic of Finnish grammar and is used to express non-total quantities or indefiniteness, especially after negation or when the object is not fully specified.

Usage notes:

- Päättynyt primarily conveys a completed state or finished condition.

- The partitive form päättynyttä is aligned with the noun it modifies in case and number, and appears most often in non-predicative constructions or with negation.

- It contrasts with the non-partitive forms (such as päättynyt) used in straightforward predicative clauses like Tapahtuma on päättynyt.

Etymology and relation:

- Päättynyttä is built from the verb päättyä and the past participle adjective päättynyt, with the standard Finnish rule that adjectives take a partitive form when modifying a partitive noun or when the clause requires a partitive object.

See also: Finnish grammar, past participles, partitive case.