alennettua

Alennettua is a Finnish linguistic form meaning discounted or reduced. It is the partitive singular of the past passive participle alennettu, which describes something that has had its price lowered. The term is commonly used in everyday marketing and pricing to indicate that a product or service is offered at a reduced price.

Grammatical notes about alennettua: alennettu is a past passive participle that can function as an adjective or as part of a noun phrase. In phrases like alennettu hinta or alennettu tavara, the word behaves as an adjective describing the noun. When the object is in partitive case, the form alennettua is used, as in alennettua hintaa (the discounted price). Other inflected forms exist to match number and case, such as alennettu hinta (nominative singular) and alennettujen hintojen (genitive/plural forms).

Usage and meanings: alennettua is most frequent in retail, catalogues, and online stores, where it signals price reductions during sales or promotions. It can refer to a single item or to multiple items described as discounted. The term is closely related to alennus (discount), alennusmyynti (sale), and hinnan alennus (price reduction). It may also appear in phrases such as alennettua hintaa tarjolla or erääntynyt alennusrive, depending on stylistic and regional differences in Finnish.

Etymology and related terms: alennettu derives from the verb alennuttaa or related verbals tied to lowering or reducing. The root concept is price reduction or discount. Related terms include alennus, alennusmyynti, alennusprosentti (discount percentage), and alennettuun hintaan (to a discounted price) in different grammatical contexts.

See also: alennus, alennusmyynti, hinta, myynti.