Vahingoittuneen

Vahingoittuneen is the genitive singular form of Finnish the participle vahingoittunut, meaning injured or damaged. The form is used to express possession or association with a noun, typically referring to an injured person or to damaged property. It often appears in contexts demanding precise reference, such as official reports or legal and medical writing. Examples include vahingoittuneen henkilön hoito (the care of the injured person) or vahingoittuneen omaisuuden korvaus (compensation for the damaged property). In the plural, the corresponding forms are vahingoittuneiden (genitive plural) and vahingoittuneet (nominative plural).

Vahingoittuneen is common in formal writing such as medical reports, accident summaries, insurance documents, and legal texts, where it is necessary to denote the injured party or the damaged item. It is derived from the verb vahingoittaa (to injure) and the past participle vahingoittunut.

Notes on usage: although it functions as an adjective, vahingoittuneen is an inflected form that requires a following noun in the appropriate case. It should not be confused with vahingoittunut used directly before a noun (e.g., vahingoittunut henkilö). In everyday language, clearer phrases like vahingoittunut henkilö or vahingoittunut omaisuus are common to avoid ambiguity.

See also: vahingoittunut, vahinko, vahingoittuneet, vahingoittuneiden.