Seurattuja

Seurattuja is a Finnish grammatical form deriving from the verb seurata, meaning to follow, accompany, or monitor. It is the plural partitive form of the past passive participle seurattu and is used to describe nouns that have been followed or monitored. In Finnish, participles behave like adjectives and agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so seurattuja appears when the noun is plural and in the partitive case.

Usage and meaning: Seurattuja describes objects or events that have undergone observation or tracking. It is common in contexts such as reporting, research, journalism, and administrative or regulatory language. The sense can range from simple observation to more formal monitoring or surveillance, depending on the surrounding text.

Examples:

- Seurattuja tapahtumia on raportoitu viranomaisille. (Monitored events have been reported to the authorities.)

- Tutkimus kerää seurattuja tietoja käyttäjien toiminnasta. (The study collects monitored data about user activity.)

Related forms: The singular equivalents are seurattu (nominative) and seurattua (partitive). The form seurattuja is used specifically with plural nouns in the partitive or other cases where the plural-partitive construction is required.

Etymology: The form is built from the verb seurata with the past passive participle suffix and the plural/partitive inflection pattern characteristic of Finnish adjectives and participles.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles in Finnish, seurata, data monitoring, surveillance terminology.