Siirtyneitä

Siirtyneitä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb siirtyä, meaning to move, shift, or transfer. It is the plural partitive form of the past participle siirtynyt and is used to describe people or things that have undergone a transition in contexts where the noun it modifies is in the partitive case. For example, siirtyneitä työntekijöitä translates to “employees who have transferred/moved,” and siirtyneitä paikkoja to “moved places.” The form emphasizes the result or state of having moved, rather than the action itself.

Usage and nuance: In everyday Finnish, siirtyneitä typically refers to processes of relocation, reassignment, or change of status. The exact meaning depends on the surrounding noun or verb, so it can describe employees who have changed roles, customers or clients who have been transferred, or other entities that have undergone change. In more formal or sensitive language, related forms such as siirtynyt or siirtyneet may be used to refer to people who have died, with siirtyneitä appearing in related constructions where the noun is in partitive or in a context describing those who have transitioned.

Formation and grammar: The base participle is siirtynyt (having moved). When describing plural objects in the partitive case, the form becomes siirtyneitä. This pattern—participial stems with -ne- and the plural partitive ending is common in Finnish for similar verb-derived adjectives.

Related terms: siirtyminen (transition), siirtyminen to move/transition, siirtyä (to move/transfer), siirtynyt (moved), siirtyneet (those who have moved).