Sisenenud

Sisenenud is Estonian, functioning as the past participle of the verb sisenema, meaning to enter. It conveys a completed act of entering and can be used as a participle with adjectival or predicative force. The form is created from the verb stem sisen- plus the suffix -enud, a common pattern for forming past participles from verbs that end in -ema.

In grammar, sisenenud can modify a noun in attributive position, agreeing with the noun in number and case, and it can also appear in predicative constructions as part of compound tenses with the auxiliary olema (to be). This allows it to express ideas such as having entered a space or having entered into a certain state or phase, with the sense of relevance to the present moment.

Sisenenud is widely used in standard Estonian, including formal writing, journalism, and literature. It is the participial form associated with the completed aspect of sisenema and should be distinguished from non-participial forms of the verb. Its use helps signal the result of an entering action, rather than the process, and it often appears in sentences describing past events or current states arising from past entry.

See also: Estonian grammar, participles, sisenema, compound tenses.