Sijoitettu

Sijoitettu is the past passive participle of the Finnish verb sijoittaa, meaning to place, to invest, or to position. It functions as an adjective or predicative form, describing something that has been placed or allocated. The form derives from the noun sijoitus (investment or placement) with the suffix -ttu indicating the past passive participle.

Usage is common in finance and accounting, where it describes funds or assets that have been allocated for a purpose, for example sijoitetut varat or sijoitettu pääoma. It can also describe non-financial placements, such as a product that has been positioned in a market or a component that has been arranged in a configuration. In sentences with the auxiliary verb olla (to be), it forms the perfect passive: Rahoja on sijoitettu pankkiin.

Declension and agreement: As a participle, sijoitettu agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. Examples include sijoitettu pääoma (singular nominative, “invested capital”) and sijoitetun pääoman arvo (genitive singular, “the value of the invested capital”). Plural: sijoitetut varat (nominative, “invested funds”); sijoitettujen varojen tuotot (genitive plural, “returns on the invested funds”).

Translations and nuance: The primary translations are “invested” or “placed.” The nuance depends on context; financial contexts typically use “invested,” while physical or spatial placement emphasizes “placed” or “positioned.”

See also: sijoittaa, sijoitus, sijoittaminen.