kallistettuna

Kallistettuna is a Finnish participial form that means “tilted” or “in a tilted position.” It is formed from the verb kallistaa, which means to tilt or incline, with the adverbial/predicative participle suffix -ttuna. The form is used to describe a state of a noun rather than to indicate a performing action.

In usage, kallistettuna typically appears in technical texts, manuals, safety notices, and architectural or engineering descriptions to express how an object or surface is oriented. It can function as an attributive phrase inside a noun group, such as kallistettuna oleva kansi (the lid that is tilted), or as part of a predicative construction to state the condition of a component, often in combination with olla (is/are): kansi on kallistetun asennon mukainen. The emphasis is on the current state of tilt, rather than on the act of tilting itself.

Etymologically, kallistettuna derives from kallistaa (to tilt) plus the -ttuna suffix, which in Finnish forms a participial phrase indicating a specific state or condition. The form is closely related to other Finnish participial expressions like kallistettu (tilted, past participle) and kallistettuna can often convey a continuing or resulting condition in descriptive contexts.

Related terms include kallistaa (to tilt), kallistua (to lean or incline oneself), and kallistettu (tilted). Kallistettuna is distinct in its function as a state descriptor rather than a simple tense-marked verb form.

See also: kallistaa, kallistua, kallistettu.