edustettua

Edustettua is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb edustaa, meaning to represent. It is the partitive singular of the passive past participle edustettu, which describes something that has been represented or depicted. The form functions as an adjective or attribute in noun phrases and must agree in number and case with the noun it modifies.

In Finnish, participles can serve as adjectives, and the partitive form edustettua appears when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case. This usage is common in more formal or written Finnish and often appears in contexts where something has been presented, portrayed, or embodied by someone else. For example, phrases such as edustettua taidetta (depicted art) or edustettua väitettä (a represented claim) illustrate how the participle conveys that the subject has already undergone representation.

Usage notes:

- Edustettua is relatively formal; in everyday language speakers may prefer other expressions to convey the idea of representation or depiction.

- The form is restricted to contexts where the governing noun is in the partitive; with nominative or other cases, the non-partitive participle edustettu or related constructions would be used.

- The sense of edustettua aligns with representation, depiction, or embodiment, rather than the act of representing in the sense of agency or performance.

Etymology and related forms:

- From the verb edustaa (to represent) + the past participle suffix -ttu, yielding edustettu (represented). The partitive form edustettua is the inflected variant used with partitive nouns.

- Related forms include edustettu (nominative) and edustettuaan (related participial forms in different clauses).

See also: edustaa, edustettu, Finnish participles.