huomattuja

Huomattuja is a Finnish participial adjective form meaning “noticed” or “noted.” It derives from the verb huomata, to notice, via the past passive participle huomattu. The form is used to describe nouns and agrees with them in number; with plural nouns in contexts such as the partitive or accusative, the attributive form huomattuja is used, for example in phrases like huomattuja piirteitä or huomattuja virheitä. The word is thus a participial adjective that signals that the referents have been observed or are conspicuous in some way.

In usage, huomattuja emphasizes the act of noticing and the resulting assessment, rather than an intrinsic or inherent quality. This distinguishes it from huomattava, which more often conveys something inherently notable or significant. Huomattuja is common in written Finnish, including journalistic, academic, and descriptive prose, where findings, features, or deviations are being reported as having been observed.

Examples of use include phrases such as huomattuja poikkeamia (noted deviations) and huomattuja tuloksia (noted results). The form can pair with a variety of nouns to express that a certain aspect has been observed during examination or analysis.

Etymology and related forms: from huomata (‘to notice’) plus the past passive participle suffix -ttu, inflected for number and case. Related terms include the base verb huomata and the adjective huomattava (notable, significant). See also Finnish participial adjectives in descriptive writing.