Torjuttua

Torjuttua is a Finnish participial form that functions as an adjective or a nominalized form derived from the verb torjua, which has meanings such as to reject, to ward off, or, in sports contexts, to save a shot. As a participle, torjuttua expresses that something has been rejected or saved, depending on the domain of use. The form is most commonly found in phrases where the object is in partitive or other cases, for example torjuttua ehdotusta meaning “a rejected proposal.”

Etymology and morphology include the base verb torjua and the past passive participle torjuttu, with torjuttua being the partitive singular form used to describe indefinite quantities or to function in certain syntactic structures. In everyday language, torjuttua often appears in contexts such as politics, business, or sports, where decisions, proposals, or plays have been rejected or stopped. The sense can shift from a cognitive or evaluative rejection (a proposal that was torjuttu) to a physical or athletic save in sports (a shot that was torjuttu and thereby prevented from scoring), though the primary everyday meaning remains “rejected.”

Usage notes: Torjuttua is relatively formal and is more likely to appear in written Finnish, such as reports, summaries, or journalistic descriptions. It is not a proper noun and does not refer to a specific entity by itself; its meaning is determined by the noun it modifies.

See also: torjunta, torjua, kieliopilliset participilit.

References: general Finnish dictionaries and grammar references, such as Kielitoimiston sanakirja and works by the Kotimaisten kielten keskus, describe torjua and its participial forms, including torjuttua.