Todettujen

Todettujen is a Finnish grammatical term referring to the genitive plural form of the past participle todettu, which means found, proved, or detected. In usage, todettu acts as an adjective-like modifier that denotes something has been established by investigation or analysis. The form todettujen is most commonly seen in formal or technical texts, such as health statistics, legal reporting, and academic writing.

Etymology and meaning: todeta means to state, determine, or prove. The past participle todettu describes something that has been found or verified. As a modifier, todettu agrees with the noun it describes, taking the appropriate case and number. Todettujen is the genitive plural form used when the noun it modifies is in genitive or partitive constructions, for example in phrases like todettujen tapausten määrä, meaning the number of detected or confirmed cases.

Grammatical notes: In Finnish, participles can function as adjectives and thus decline like adjectives. Forms include todettu (singular) and todetut (nominative plural), with todettujen serving as the genitive plural form. The construction todettujen tapausten määrä illustrates how multiple genitive plurals can appear in a single noun phrase: todettujen modifies tapausten, and both are in genitive plural to express “the number of detected cases.”

Examples and usage: In public health reporting, one might write todettujen tapausten määrä to indicate the number of confirmed cases. In research or journalism, todettujen rikkomusten, todettujen tapaukset, or todettujen virheiden lukumäärä may appear depending on the context. The term is neutral and routinely used in formal Finnish to convey verified or established findings.