hankitut

Hankitut is the plural form of the Finnish past passive participle hankittu, derived from the verb hankkia, meaning to obtain or procure. In Finnish, participles can function as adjectives, and hankitut is used to describe things that have been obtained. It is commonly found in phrases such as hankitut varat (acquired assets) or hankitut oikeudet (acquired rights). The form can also be used as a nominalized adjective when referring to multiple acquired items in context.

Etymology and grammar: hankittu is the past passive participle of hankkia. The suffix -ttu marks the past participle form, and hankitut is its plural nominative form. As an adjective, hankitut agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, so you would say hankitut tavarat (the acquired goods) or hankitut omistukset (the acquired holdings).

Usage: Hankitut is widely used in business, accounting, and legal language to distinguish items that were obtained from outside the organization or created by external procurement rather than produced in-house. It often appears in financial statements and reports, where separating hankitut varat from other assets helps describe the company’s resources. In everyday Finnish, the term is less common outside of contexts involving procurement or ownership of items and rights.

See also: hankkia, hankinta, hankitut varat.

Notes: Hankitut is a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept; its precise meaning depends on the noun it modifies.