kiinnostuneen

Kiinnostuneen is a Finnish inflected form of the participial adjective kiinnostunut, meaning “interested.” It is the genitive singular form, used when the noun it describes is in the genitive or when forming possessive phrases such as kiinnosta?no, sorry. The correct example is kiinnostuneen henkilön mielipide, meaning the opinion of the interested person.

The base word kiinnostunut comes from the verb kiinnostua, “to become interested,” and the past participle suffix -nut, which yields an adjective describing someone who has interest. In Finnish, participial adjectives decline like other adjectives for number and case, so kiinnostuneen is the genitive singular form. Other forms include nominative kiinnostunut (interested person) and plural kiinnostuneet (interested people). The full system mirrors standard Finnish adjective declension patterns.

Usage and nuance: kiinnostuneen is typically used to modify a noun and to express possession or association when the noun is in genitive. For example, kiinnostuneen asiakkaan palaute means the feedback of the interested customer. The term is common in formal writing and reporting when characterizing someone’s interest or involvement in a topic or matter.

Relation to related terms: kiinnostus is the noun for “interest,” and kiinnostua is the verb “to become interested.” Kiinnostuneen is thus one inflected form used to describe someone who has that interest. See also forms of kiinnostunut and the noun kiinnostus for broader usage in Finnish.