Säätänyt

Säätänyt is the past active participle of the Finnish verb säätää, meaning to regulate, adjust, or enact. It denotes a completed action performed by a subject and is used mainly in perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as on or oli, for example “Hän on säätänyt asetuksia,” meaning “He has adjusted the settings.” In formal language, säätänyt can also refer to the act of enacting laws or regulations.

Usage and nuance

The form is common in written Finnish, particularly in legal, administrative, or policy contexts, where it describes someone who has completed the act of regulating or enacting. As a participle, säätänyt can function in predicates with an auxiliary verb (e.g., on säätänyt) or as an attributive modifier in a phrase describing a person or entity that has performed the act. The meaning is typically close to “has regulated,” “has adjusted,” or “has enacted,” depending on the context and object.

Relation to other forms

Säätänyt is related to the base verb säätää. The related past passive participle is säädetty (e.g., laki säädetty – the law has been enacted). The noun forms derived from säätä—such as säädäntö (regulation, statute) and säätö (adjustment, regulation process)—describe the acts or results connected with regulation and adjustment.

Etymology

The word comes from the Finnish root säätä- in säätää, tied to the concept of regulation, setting, or adjusting. The semantic range includes both technical regulation (laws and rules) and practical adjustments (settings or configurations).

See also

säätäminen, säädö(s), säädetty, säätö.