Suojattuja

Suojattuja is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the verb suojata meaning to protect. It is the partitive plural form of the past participle suojattu (protected). It functions as an adjective or participle and is used to describe nouns that are under protection or safeguarded.

Because Finnish adjectives decline to match the noun in case and number, suojattuja appears when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case and plural. For example: suojattuja eläimiä (protected animals), suojattuja kohteita (protected targets), suojattuja tiedostoja (protected files), suojattuja henkilöitä (protected persons).

Usage notes: It is not a standalone noun; rather, it marks that something has protective status, often in legal, conservation, or security contexts. The corresponding nominative plural form is suojatut, as in suojatut eläimet.

Related terms include suojattu (protected), suojelu (protection), and suojelulainsäädäntö (protection legislation). In discourse, suojattuja tends to appear in formal or descriptive contexts rather than in everyday casual speech.