Suositeltujen

Suositeltujen is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “of the recommended.” It is the genitive plural form of the past participle suositeltu, which comes from the verb suositella (to recommend). In usage, suositeltujen functions as an adjective-like modifier that agrees with the noun it describes in case and number, specifically when the noun is in the genitive plural.

Usage and examples

The form typically appears in noun phrases referring to items that are recommended. For example, suositeltujen kirjojen lista means “the list of the recommended books,” where kirjojen is the genitive plural of kirja (book) and suositeltujen accompanies it in the genitive plural. Another example is suositeltujen ohjeiden mukaan, meaning “according to the recommended instructions.” In these phrases, the overall meaning conveys association with items that have been recommended.

Related forms

Finnish adjectives derived from the same participle have several forms:

- suositellut: nominative plural (the recommended [ones])

- suositeltu: singular, base form (the recommended)

- suositeltua: partitive singular

- suositeltuja: partitive plural

- suositeltujen: genitive plural (the most common form discussed here)

These forms illustrate how the participle integrates with nouns across different grammatical cases.

Notes

Suositeltujen is most common in formal, written Finnish, especially in contexts dealing with lists, guidelines, or categorizations of recommended items. It is distinct from suositellut (nominative plural) and suositeltuja (partitive plural), which occur in different grammatical constructions.