hylätyt

Hylätyt is a Finnish word form that serves as a plural substantive meaning "the abandoned" or "the neglected ones." It is derived from hylätä (to abandon, discard) through the past participle hylätty and the plural suffix -t, and is commonly used as a label for people, places, or things that have been left behind.

Common usages include hylätyt lapset (abandoned children), hylätyt rakennukset (abandoned buildings), and, more broadly, hylätyt projektit or hylätyt paikat to describe neglected or forsaken things. The expression can refer to literal abandonment by people or institutions, as well as metaphorical neglect, such as communities or plans that were left uncompleted or unsupported.

Because it designates people or places in a stigmatizing way, the term is primarily descriptive and context-sensitive. In journalism and scholarship, it is typically clarified by specifying who or what is abandoned and why, to avoid implying intrinsic worthlessness.

Related forms include hylätty (abandoned, discarded) as an adjective and hylätys (abandonment) as a noun.