aiheuttamaa

Aiheuttamaa is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb aiheuttaa, meaning to cause. It is the past participle form with the -ttama ending and is used attributively to describe a noun, conveying the sense “the thing that has been caused” or “caused.” The base form aiheuttama is typically used directly before a noun, while aiheuttamaa is its partitive singular inflection, used when the noun it modifies appears in the partitive case or when the overall clause expresses an indefinite amount or extent.

In practice, aiheuttamaa functions like an adjective-noun compound that highlights the causal relationship between action and effect. It is common in formal, technical, or written Finnish, including legal, scientific, and policy texts, where precise description of outcomes or consequences is required. The word can combine with a wide range of nouns that denote effects or consequences, such as vahinko (damage), haitta (harm), kustannus (cost), or melu (noise).

Morphologically, the form adheres to Finnish case endings. Genitive would be aiheuttaman vahingon, partitive aiheuttamaa vahinkoa, inessive aiheuttamassa vahinkoa, and so on, with the rest of the noun phrase inflected accordingly. The non-partitive equivalent is aiheuttama, which directly modifies a noun without the partitive nuance, as in aiheuttama vahinko (the damage that was caused).

See also: aiheuttaa, Finnish participles and participial phrases, Finnish grammar.