Viljeltyjen

Viljeltyjen is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective past participle viljelty, meaning cultivated or grown. It is the genitive plural form used to modify a noun in phrases that refer to things that have been cultivated. The form is typically found in contexts such as agriculture, botany, or policy language where distinctions between cultivated and wild varieties are relevant.

Etymology and morphology: viljelty comes from the verb viljellä (to cultivate) or the noun viljely (cultivation). In its genitive plural, the participle-adjective takes the ending -jen, resulting in viljeltyjen. This form accompanies a head noun in genitive plural, for example viljeltyjen kasvien hoito (the care of the cultivated plants) or viljeltyjen peltojen sato (the yield of the cultivated fields).

Usage: Viljeltyjen functions as a modifier and cannot stand alone as a noun. It agrees with the head noun in number and case, typically appearing before a noun in genitive plural. The construction is common in written Finnish, especially in technical, agricultural, or ecological texts when distinguishing cultivated entities from wild or native ones.

See also viljelty (the adjective/participle it derives from) and viljely (cultivation). In English, viljeltyjen is generally rendered as “of the cultivated” in phrases referring to cultivated crops, plants, or lands. The form illustrates how Finnish uses participial adjectives in genitive plural to convey possession or relation.