Vähentyneessä

Vähentyneessä is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “in a decreased state” or “in the decreased form.” It is the inessive singular form of a participial adjective derived from the verb vähentyä, which means to decrease or to diminish. The word functions as an adjective-like modifier and is used with a noun in the inessive case to describe a state resulting from a reduction in quantity, degree, or intensity.

In usage, vähentyneessä typically appears in formal or technical Finnish, especially in statistical, economic, or analytical writing. Common examples include phrases such as:

- vähentyneessä tuotannossa (in reduced production)

- vähentyneessä määrässä (in a decreased amount)

- vähentyneessä myynnissä (in decreased sales)

The form emphasizes the state after a decrease rather than the process of decreasing. It often appears in contexts where precise characterization of a diminished condition is important, such as reports, analyses, or policy discussions.

Vähentyneessä is related to other forms built from the same verb, such as vähentyminen (the decrease, the process of diminishing) and vähentynyt (decreased, having diminished). Together, these forms describe a spectrum from the occurrence of decline to its current state. While useful in descriptive writing, vähentyneessä should be chosen when the emphasis is on the present condition of being reduced.

See also: vähentyminen, vähentynyt, vähentäminen.