lisääntyneen

Lisääntyneen is a Finnish grammatical form, the genitive singular of the past participle lisääntynyt, which means increased or grown. The participle is derived from the verb lisääntyä, meaning to increase, reproduce, or multiply. In Finnish, past participles used as adjectives agree with the noun they modify, and when that noun is in the genitive case, the form lisääntyneen is used.

Usage of lisääntyneen occurs mainly in formal, technical, or written Finnish. It is common in statistics, science, medicine, economics, and policy discussions to describe something that has risen or expanded relative to a previous state. Examples include phrases such as lisääntyneen riskin vuoksi (due to the increased risk) or lisääntyneen määrän vuoksi (due to the increased amount). The form helps convey that the subject has undergone a prior increase and remains associated with that increased state.

Related forms include lisääntyminen (the process of increasing or reproduction) and lisääntyvä (increasing, growing, an adjective form used to describe ongoing growth). The base verb lisääntyä also yields other participial forms with corresponding inflection to match different cases and numbers in Finnish.

In overview, lisääntyneen functions as the genitive singular form of a past participle used to describe an entity that has experienced an increase, typically appearing in formal or descriptive contexts to express reasons, conditions, or characteristics tied to that increase. See also lisääntyminen and lisääntyä for related concepts.