Selvittäneet

Selvittäneet is the past active participle plural form of the Finnish verb selvittää. The verb selvittää has a primary meaning of "to solve," "to clarify," or "to ascertain." Therefore, selvittäneet literally translates to "those who have solved," "those who have clarified," or "those who have ascertained."

In Finnish grammar, the past active participle is used to describe an action that has been completed by the subject. When used in the plural form, it refers to multiple subjects who have performed the action. This participle can function as an adjective or as part of a compound verb tense. For example, "He ovat selvittäneet asian" means "They have solved the matter." Here, "selvittäneet" acts as the main verb in the perfect tense. Alternatively, it can be used adjectivally, such as in "selvittäneet ongelmat," meaning "the problems that have been solved."

The specific nuance of "selvittäneet" depends heavily on the context of the sentence in which it appears. It always implies a completed action of understanding, resolving, or discovering something by a plural subject. The word itself does not carry independent meaning outside of its grammatical function within a Finnish sentence.