kiinnittyneitä

Kiinnittyneitä is the plural partitive form of the Finnish past passive participle kiinnittynyt, which comes from the verb kiinnittyä meaning to become attached or to adhere. The form kiinnittyneitä denotes “those that have become attached” or “things that are attached,” typically in contexts where the object is indefinite or part of a larger set. It can describe physical adhesion as well as metaphorical affiliation or integration within a system, structure, or organization.

Common uses span several domains. In biology, kiinnittyneitä soluja means adherent cells that attach to a surface. In construction or architecture, kiinnittyneitä rakenteita refers to components fixed to a main frame. In social or political contexts, kiinnittyneitä ryhmiä or kiinnittyneet puolueisiin describe groups affiliated with a party, organization, or network. The partitive form is employed when the exact quantity is not specified or when describing a subset of a larger whole.

Morphology and usage notes: kiinnittyneitä is the partitive plural of kiinnittynyt and is used with plural nouns in the partitive case. The phrase typically appears before the noun it modifies (kiinnittyneitä soluja, kiinnittyneitä rakenteita) or after a verb that expresses “found to be attached” or “become attached” (löydettiin kiinnittyneitä). The term thus covers both physical attachment and figurative affiliation in Finnish.

See also kiinnittyminen, the noun form describing the act or process of becoming attached.