Ylläpidettyjä

Ylläpidettyjä is a Finnish linguistic form used as a plural past passive participle adjective. It represents the plural of the past passive participle ylläpidetty, which means “maintained” or “kept up.” The form is used to describe multiple objects that have been kept in a maintained state.

The word derives from the verb ylläpitää, meaning “to maintain” or “to keep up,” with the noun form ylläpito meaning “maintenance.” As a participle used as an adjective, ylläpidetty is declined like an ordinary Finnish adjective, and its plural partitive form yhdistetään usein noun phrases in partitive plural, for example ylläpidettyjä tiedostoja or ylläpidettyjä ohjelmia. The partitive plural is common when referring to an indefinite or non-countable quantity of items that are described as maintained.

Usage and nuances: Ylläpidettyjä is most common in contexts where maintenance or upkeep has been performed, such as information technology, infrastructure, and administrative settings. It emphasizes ongoing care and up-to-date condition rather than mere initial creation. In Finnish, related terms include huolto (service/maintenance in a broader sense) and päivittäminen or päivitetty (updating). The choice between ylläpitää-based forms and other maintenance terms can reflect nuance about ongoing upkeep versus one-time updates.

Examples:

- Ylläpidettyjä tiedostoja säilytetään palvelimella.

- Yrityksellä on useita ylläpidettyjä ohjelmia.

- Järjestelmä koostuu useista ylläpidetyistä komponenteista.

See also: ylläpito, ylläpitoon liittyvät yhteydet, suomalainen kielioppi, partitive ja adjektiippit.