kuvitettua

Kuvitettua is a Finnish form of the past passive participle kuvitettu, derived from the verb kuvitella, meaning to imagine or to depict. As an attributive participle, kuvitettu functions as an adjective describing something that has been imagined or depicted, rather than something real. The form kuvitettua specifically appears when the head noun is in the partitive case.

In use, kuvitettua marks a non-factual or imagined object in contexts such as narrative, art, or illustration. For example, kuvitettua tarinaa means “an imagined story,” and kuvitettua kuvaa means “an imagined picture” (in partitive). Plural forms follow the same pattern: kuvitettuja kuvia means “imagined pictures,” and kuvitettujen kuvien means “of the imagined pictures.” The nominative form kuvitettu describes a single imagined item, as in kuvitettu kuva, while other cases adjust endings accordingly.

Nuances and related terms: kuvitettu conveys that the thing has been formed in the mind or presented in imagery, rather than asserting factual existence. It overlaps with kuvitteellinen, which more often denotes something fictional or hypothetical, and with kuvitella, the verb “to imagine.” Finnish speakers may choose kuvitettu or kuvitteellinen depending on whether they emphasize depiction or imaginative quality, respectively.

Etymology and morphology: kuvitettu comes from kuvitus or kuvitella, with the -ttu participle suffix; kuvitettua is the partitive singular form used before a noun in partitive case. As a participial adjective, kuvitettu inflects for number and case to agree with the noun it modifies.