Vaikutetun

Vaikutetun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish past passive participle vaikutettu, derived from the verb vaikuttaa meaning to affect or influence. In Finnish grammar, past passive participles can function as adjectives or adjectival nouns, describing someone or something that has been affected or influenced. Vaikutetun appears specifically in phrases where the head noun is in a related case, most commonly genitive, to denote “of the affected” or the affected person or entity.

Morphology and usage. Vaikutettu forms a full participle that can be declined like an adjective. The genitive singular form, vaikutetun, is used when it modifies a noun in genitive, for example in expressions such as vaikutetun henkilön tilanne (“the condition of the affected person”). The plural genitive form is vaikuttettujen. In practice, vaikutetun is common in formal, scientific, legal, and medical language, where it helps specify individuals or groups that have been influenced or harmed by a factor, event, or procedure.

Context and examples. The term is used to refer to people or groups who have experienced some influence or harm, often in a measurable or legal sense. Example sentences:

- Tutkimuksessa seurattiin vaikutetun henkilön hoitovastetta. (In the study, the affected person’s treatment response was monitored.)

- Vaikutetun henkilön oikeudet on turvattu uudessa lainsäädännössä. (The rights of the affected person are protected in the new legislation.)

- Politikkia on laadittaessa otettava huomioon vaikutetun väestön tarpeet. (Policy drafting must consider the needs of the affected population.)

See also: vaikuttaa, vaikutus.