jääneet

Jääneet is a Finnish term formed from the verb jäädä, meaning “to remain.” It functions as a plural past participle and is used either as an adjective or as a substantive to refer to things or people that have remained after a particular event. In English, it roughly corresponds to “the remaining” or “the survivors.”

Grammatical use: As an attributive adjective, jääneet agrees with the noun in number and case: jääneet esineet (the remaining items). As a substantive, it can denote the group of people or items that have remained, commonly in genitive: jääneiden nimet (the names of those who remained). In predicative position, it can serve as the subject or predicate: Jääneet selvisivät. Jääneiden määrä on suuri.

Nuance and context: Jääneet emphasizes persistence after an event, often suggesting that something was lost or changed. It is distinct from words like jäljellä or jäljelle jääneet, which focus more on what is left behind or still to come.

History and usage: The form is standard in written Finnish, especially in reports, inventories, historical narratives, and news language. It is inflected like other Finnish participles and can appear in various cases to fit the sentence.