katkennut

Katkennut is a Finnish adjective and past participle derived from the verb katketa, meaning to break off, snap, or stop functioning. It describes something that has been broken, severed, or interrupted. The form is used both predicatively, as in “Johto on katkennut” (the wire has broken), and attributively, as in “katkennut johto” (a broken wire). The word can describe physical objects such as cables, branches, or mechanical parts, as well as non-physical connections or processes, such as a connection, line of communication, or a sequence that has been interrupted.

Etymology and usage: Katkennut is formed with the suffix -nut on the verb katketa and functions as an adjective or a past participle in Finnish grammar. It agrees in number and case with the noun it modifies. In plural nominative, it becomes katkenneet. It is commonly found in technical, engineering, and telecommunications language, but also in everyday speech and journalism to convey that something no longer functions or is no longer intact.

Related forms and terms: The related verb is katketa; related nouns include katko (a break) and katkos (interruptions). Katkennut emphasizes the state resulting from the break, rather than the act of breaking itself.

See also: katketa, katko, katkos. Examples include: “Sähköjohto on katkennut,” “Yhteys on katkennut,” and “Kitaran kielet ovat katkenneet.”