Tulkitut

Tulkitut is a Finnish word used as the plural form of the past passive participle tulkittu, functioning as an adjective that means interpreted or analyzed. The verb tulkita encompasses interpret, explain, or translate. When tulkittu is inflected for number to describe multiple items, it becomes tulkitut.

Common contexts include academic writing, media analysis, and textual criticism, where authors distinguish between original content and content that has been interpreted or reinterpreted. Example phrases include tulkitut tekstit (texts that have been interpreted or annotated), tulkitut lähteet (sources that have been interpreted), and tulkitut vastaukset (interpretive responses). The term signals a layer of interpretation added by a person or an institution.

Semantics and nuance: Tulkitut emphasizes interpretive work rather than mere translation; it can reflect methodological choices, theoretical lenses, or contextual framing. It is not strictly the same as translated (käännetty), which would indicate linguistic transfer to another language; tulkitut may remain in the same language but interpreted in a particular way.

Usage notes: In Finnish grammar, tulkitut serves as an attributive adjective, agreeing with the noun it modifies in number and case. In typical usage it accompanies nouns in plural nominative: tulkitut tekstit, tulkitut lähteet.

See also: tulkinta, tulkita, tulkittu, käännös, tekstianalyysi.