Yhdistyneitä

Yhdistyneitä is a Finnish grammatical form used as the partitive plural of the past participle derived from the verb yhdistyä, meaning “to unite” or “to join.” The base participle is yhdistynyt/yhdistyneet, and when the noun it describes is in partitive case or the reference is indefinite, the form yhdistyneitä is used. It marks that the entities have formed a union, alliance, or merger.

In practice, yhdistyneitä is most commonly seen with plural nouns in partitive constructions, for example yhdistyneitä valtioita (united states) or yhdistyneitä voimia (united forces). The form contrasts with yhdistyneet, the nominative plural adjective, which would describe a clearly defined subject in the subject position, as in yhdistyneet valtiot (the United States, as a subject).

Usage notes:

- It is a descriptive form indicating that a group has joined together.

- It appears in formal or written Finnish, including historical, political, and legal contexts.

- It is one of several inflected forms of the same participle, with yhdistyneet (nominative plural) and yhdistyneiden (genitive plural) serving other cases and syntactic roles.

Examples:

- Sopimus koskee yhdistyneitä valtioita. (The treaty concerns united states.)

- Yhdistyneitä voimia käytettiin kriisin ratkaisemiseksi. (United forces were used to resolve the crisis.)

Relation to related terms:

- Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien (the United Nations) is a common proper-name example where the genitive plural form of yhdistyneet is used.

- The form yhdistyneitä should be distinguished from yhdistyneet (nominative plural) and yhdistyneiden (genitive plural) by its partitive function.