kuljetun

Kuljetun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish past participle kuljetettu, which comes from the verb kuljettaa meaning to transport. In Finnish, past participles can function as adjectives and modify nouns, and their endings change to agree with the noun they describe. Kuljetun is therefore a grammatical form used to indicate possession or relation in a phrase where the associated noun is in the genitive case.

Usage and grammar

Kuljetun typically appears in noun phrases where the noun it modifies is in genitive, forming a compound that expresses “the transported …” or “of the transported ….” The form is not a standalone word with its own dictionary entry; rather, it is an inflected variant of kuljetettu used to agree with the case and number of the noun it modifies. Examples include phrases such as kuljetetun auton arvo (“the value of the transported car”) and kuljetetun tavaran luovutus (“the delivery of the transported goods”). In these cases, kuljetun carries the meaning produced by the participle and combines with the noun in genitive.

Relation to related terms

The base verb is kuljettaa, meaning to transport, while kuljetus refers to transportation as a concept. Kuljetettu is the past participle, functioning as an adjective, and kuljetun is the genitive singular form used in contexts where the noun is in genitive. Dictionaries typically list kuljetettu as the lemma; kuljetun is encountered only as a inflected form within phrases.

See also

Finnish grammar, participles, genitive case, kuljettaa, kuljetus.