kohottanut

Kohottanut is the active past participle of the Finnish verb kohottaa, which means to raise, lift, elevate, or promote. The form conveys a completed raising action and is used in two main ways: in combination with the auxiliary olla to form perfect tenses (on kohottanut, oli kohottanut) and as an attributive participle describing something that has been raised or elevated. It can also appear in non-finite clauses to indicate cause or result in more formal prose.

Usage and meaning

In everyday Finnish, kohottanut is most commonly found in written language, news, and formal writing. It often describes effects caused by a person or thing, such as prices, morale, or interest that have been increased. The sense is that an action of raising has been performed and its impact persists.

Examples

- Puheenjohtajan puhe on kohottanut yleisön kiinnostusta. (The chairperson’s speech has raised the audience’s interest.)

- Lämpötila on kohottanut kaupungin energiankulutusta. (The temperature has raised the city’s energy consumption.)

Related forms

- Kohotaa (infinitive) and kohottaminen (the act of raising, elevation) are related nouns and verbs.

- Kohotettu is the passive past participle meaning “raised” or “lifted.”

- Kohotus refers to raising or uplift in broader or abstract contexts.

Notes

Kohottanut is not a standalone finite verb form; it requires a finite auxiliary such as on, oli, ovat, or olivat to convey tense. It is primarily used in formal or written Finnish to express completed raising actions and their effects.