Rikottuja

Rikottuja is a Finnish word that functions as an adjective describing objects that have been broken. It is the plural form of the passive past participle rikottu, which comes from the verb rikkoa meaning to break or to shatter. In Finnish grammar, rikottu is used to indicate a past action with a resulting condition, and rikottuja is used when describing multiple objects in the partitive plural, as in rikottuja astioita or rikottuja laseja.

In general, rikottuja modifies a plural noun and appears in contexts where the exact quantity is indefinite or partitive. It conveys that the items in question are damaged or broken, rather than simply damaged in a general sense. The form can appear in noun phrases or in clauses where the noun it describes is understood from context.

Examples include: Täällä on rikottuja astioita lattialla. (There are broken dishes on the floor.) Hän korjasi vain rikottuja tavaroita. (He only repairs broken items.) These constructions illustrate how rikottuja communicates the state of detachment from functionality that results from breaking.

Rikottuja is closely related to other Finnish forms referring to damage, such as rikkinäinen meaning damaged or broken in a general sense, and to the stem of rikkoa from which rikottu derives. The word is common in everyday language, household contexts, and reporting involving damage or destruction.