epäpelkistyneiden

Epäpelkistyneiden is a Finnish grammatical form that represents a group characterized by not having become afraid or by remaining fearless. The form is built from the verb pelkistyä, meaning to become frightened or cowardly, with the negating prefix epäs- (epä-). The base participle epäpelkistynyt/epäpelkistyneet denotes individuals who have not become fearful, with epäpelkistyneet as the nominative plural and epäpelkistyneiden as the genitive plural form used to indicate possession or association in a phrase.

Usage and nuance: Epäpelkistyneiden is a literary or formal construction and is most often found in written Finnish, especially in historical, military, or journalistic contexts where a group’s courage or lack of fear is being described. It is not a common everyday term, and speakers may opt for more common adjectives such as rohkea or peloton to convey fearlessness.

Grammatical notes: The form epäpelkistyneiden functions as a genitive plural of an attributive participle adjective. It appears in noun phrases such as epäpelkistyneiden sotilaiden rohkeus (“the courage of the fearless soldiers”) or epäpelkistyneiden nuorten ryhmä (“a group of fearless youths”). The usage requires a following noun in the genitive to indicate what is possessed or described.

See also: pelkistyä, epäpelkistyminen, rohkeus.

Example: Kuvatekstissä kerrottiin epäpelkistyneiden sotilaiden marssista; the phrase emphasizes the fearlessness of the soldiers.