allekirjoittamia

Allekirjoittamia is a Finnish term used in grammar to denote the plural partitive form of the past passive participle of the verb allekirjoittaa (to sign). The base participle allekirjoittama can function as an adjective meaning “that has been signed.” In Finnish, participles behave like adjectives and must agree with the noun they describe in number and case. When the noun is plural and in the partitive case, the participle takes the ending -mia, yielding allekirjoittamia. This construction is common in official or bureaucratic language to refer to several items that have been signed.

In practice, allekirjoittamia appears in phrases like allekirjoittamia asiakirjoja, meaning documents that have been signed. For example: Olen vastaanottanut allekirjoittamia asiakirjoja. Luettelossa on allekirjoittamia sopimuksia. The form signals indefiniteness or a non-specified quantity of items, all of which share the property of having been signed.

Related forms and contrasts: allekirjoitettu is the past passive participle form used to describe something that has been signed in general or in singular references, as in asiakirja on allekirjoitettu. allekirjoittanut is the active past participle referring to someone who has signed (the signer). These related forms help distinguish who signed and whether the reference is to a singular or plural, definite or indefinite set of items.

See also: Finnish participles, past passive participles, partitive case in Finnish.