kiinnittyneiden

Kiinnittyneiden is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to the genitive plural form of the past passive participle kiinnittynyt, derived from the verb kiinnittyä, meaning to become attached or to adhere. It is used as an attributive form to describe multiple items that have become attached to something else.

Morphology and use: In Finnish, participles decline like adjectives. The past passive participle kiinnittynyt yields kiinnittyneet in the nominative plural and kiinnittyneiden in the genitive plural. The form kiinnittyneiden appears in constructions such as kiinnittyneiden laitteiden määrä, meaning “the number of the attached devices.” This form is distinct from kiinnittäneiden, the genitive plural of kiinnittää (to attach), which would be used in contexts involving agents who have attached something or caused attachment.

Usage: Kiinnittyneiden is common in technical, architectural, or administrative texts where components fixed to a structure are described or counted, or where the state of objects that have become affixed is discussed.

Examples:

- Kiinnittyneiden laitteiden määrä on kasvanut. (The number of attached devices has increased.)

- Kiinnittyneiden johtimien pituus on mitoitettu. (The length of the attached conductors has been dimensioned.)

Notes: Kiinnittyneiden should not be confused with kiinnittäneiden, the genitive plural form derived from kiinnittää (to attach), which relates to actors or causes of attachment rather than the state of having become attached.