korjaantunut

Korjaantunut is a Finnish adjective describing something that has undergone repair, correction, or recovery and is now in a repaired or corrected state. It is the past participle form derived from the intransitive verb korjaantua, created by adding the participial suffix to the verb stem.

Etymology and formation: The term comes from korjaantua, meaning to become repaired or corrected. The past participle korjaantunut is formed by adding the suffix that marks completed state, indicating that the process of becoming repaired has finished.

Usage and context: Korjaantunut is commonly used in technical, mechanical, and infrastructural contexts to indicate that a fault or malfunction has been addressed. For example: Vika on korjaantunut (The fault has been repaired). Auto on korjaantunut ja toimii taas (The car has been repaired and works again). It can also describe more abstract recoveries or restorations, such as a situation or procedure that has been corrected: Tilanne on korjaantunut. In medical contexts, however, parantunut is typically preferred for living beings or health-related healing, while korjaantunut tends to emphasize the repair or correction process having been completed.

Relation to related terms: Korjaantunut contrasts with korjattu, the passive past participle meaning “repaired (by someone)” and with korjaantua, the verb meaning “to become repaired.” Parantunut is a closer term for healing in living things. The choice between these words can reflect whether the focus is on the repair action, the resulting repaired state, or biological healing.

See also: korjaaminen, korjaus, parantuminen.