infektoituneen

Infektoituneen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish past participle infektoitunut, meaning "infected." In Finnish, past participles can function as adjectives and modify nouns; when forming noun phrases that express possession or relation, the participle takes the genitive singular ending, yielding infektoituneen. For example, infektoituneen potilaan tilanne means "the situation of the infected patient."

Usage and nuance: The form is common in medical, epidemiological, and formal contexts where one speaks about groups or individuals described by infection status and where a noun is in genitive. The nominative form infektoitunut would be used for "the infected" as an adjective before a noun in the nominative, or as a predicate adjective; the plural nominative is infektoituneet, and the corresponding genitive plural is infektoituneiden.

Examples:

- Infektoituneen potilaan hoito on monimutkaista. (The treatment of the infected patient is complex.)

- Infektoituneen henkilön tilasta kerrotaan tilastotietoja. (Statistics report on the status of the infected person.)

See also:

- infektoitunut

- infektio

- Finnish grammar

Notes: Infektoituneen is specifically used in phrases requiring a genitive singular modifier. It is not a standalone noun; its primary function is to link an infection status to another noun within a possessive or relational construction.