kysyneet

Kysyneet is the plural past active participle of the Finnish verb kysyä, meaning “to ask.” It is used to describe subjects that have asked something, and it also appears in verb phrases with plural subjects to form perfect tenses. In Finnish, past participles can function as adjectives or as parts of compound tenses, and kysyneet is the form used when the subject is plural.

The form is built from the verb stem kysy- with the plural past participle suffix -ne- plus the ending -et, yielding kysyneet. As a participle, kysyneet agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case when used attributively, and it can appear in various syntactic positions. In combination with the auxiliary olla, kysyneet helps express perfect tenses: for example, He ovat kysyneet means “They have asked.” It can also introduce relative clauses: Kaikki henkilöt, jotka ovat kysyneet, saivat vastauksen (“All the people who have asked received an answer”).

Usage notes: kysyneet is common in formal or written Finnish when referring to a group that has asked questions. It serves as the plural counterpart to kysynyt (the singular past participle). Related forms include kysytty, the past passive participle, and the verb kysyä itself. See also: kysyä, kysyminen, kysymys.