johtettu

johtettu is a Finnish past passive participle derived from the verb johtaa, meaning to lead or direct. In Finnish, participles used as adjectives describe a state resulting from an action. Therefore, johtettu typically conveys that something has been led or conducted, and the agent of leadership may or may not be specified in the phrase.

Usage and morphology: As an attributive adjective, johtettu appears before a noun and agrees with it in number and case (johtettu projekti, johtetut projektit). In predicative position, it can form phrases like Projеkti on johtettu. To indicate who led something, Finnish commonly uses a separate construction such as X:n johtama projekti, meaning “a project led by X,” rather than relying on the passive form alone.

Contexts and nuance: The term is common in organizational, research, and project contexts to describe activities that have completed a leadership phase. It emphasizes the leadership aspect rather than the conduct itself, and it does not always specify the leader unless additional information is provided.

Related terms: The related noun johto means leadership or management; johtaja refers to a leader or director; johtoryhmä denotes an executive or management team. While johtettu and its related forms can be translated as “led” or “conducted,” Finnish often prefers the explicit agency form X:n johtama when the leader is important to the meaning.

See also: Finnish grammar of participles, leadership terminology, and compound noun phrases linking a leader to an activity.