harjoitelleet

Harjoitelleet is a Finnish verb form, the plural past participle of harjoitella, meaning to practice or train. It expresses a completed action in the perfect aspect and is used with auxiliary verbs such as on or ovat to indicate present or past perfect, depending on the subject. The corresponding singular past participle is harjoitellut.

In clauses with plural subjects, harjoitelleet appears as part of the perfect tense: Olemme harjoitelleet ahkerasti koko viikon. He ovat harjoitelleet ennen kilpailua. It can also function as a modifier in noun phrases to describe people or things that have trained, for example, harjoitelleet urheilijat or harjoitelleet pelaajat.

Morphologically, harjoitelleet is formed from the stem harjoittele- plus the plural past participle ending -neet, distinguishing it from the singular past participle harjoitellut. The simple past (imperfect) form of harjoitella is harjoitteli, which is used for single-subject past actions.

Etymology traces harjoitella to harjoitus, meaning practice or drill, with cognates in other Nordic languages connected to exercise and training. In usage, harjoitelleet conveys that a group has engaged in training activity leading up to a current state or referenced point in time, making it common in sports, education, and work contexts.