Tunnustetuissa

Tunnustetuissa is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the inessive plural of the past passive participle tunnustettu, derived from the verb tunnustaa, “to confess” or “to admit.” As a participial form, it can be used adjectivally to refer to a group of people or cases that have made a confession, or it can appear in noun-like constructions when describing multiple individuals who have admitted something.

Formation and usage

The form is created from tunnustettu by adding the inessive plural suffix -issa (or -issä in harmony with surrounding vowels), yielding tunnustetuissa. It is primarily found in written Finnish, especially in legal, academic, or journalistic contexts, where it serves to designate a subset of persons or cases characterized by having confessed.

In practice, tunnustetuissa often occurs with a noun in determiner position, such as tunnustetuissa tapauksissa or tunnustetuissa syytteissä, meaning “in the confessed cases” or “in the admitted charges.” The expression emphasizes that the statements, evidence, or implications pertain specifically to those who have acknowledged something.

Examples and context

- Esimerkki: tunnustetuissa tapauksissa esillä olleisiin todisteisiin viitattiin raportissa. (Example: the report referred to the evidence presented in the confessed cases.)

See also

tunnustaminen, tunnustettu, tunnustus, passiivinen partisiippi.