lõhustatud

Lõhustatud is an Estonian adjective formed as the past passive participle of the verb lõhkuda, meaning to blow up or explode. It is used to describe something that has been subjected to an explosion and typically translates to blown up or detonated in English. In everyday language and in media, it commonly modifies nouns to indicate that the object has been destroyed or severely damaged by an explosive event, for example, lõhustatud hoone (a blown-up building) or lõhustatud sild (a bridge blown up).

Morphology and usage: Lõhustatud functions as an attributive adjective that agrees with the noun it describes in number and case. It can also appear in predicative position, as in a sentence such as Hoone on lõhustatud. The word emphasizes an intentional explosive act rather than general damage, and it is predominantly used in contexts involving violence, conflict, or accident reports where a deliberate detonation is implied or stated.

Etymology: The term derives from the verb lõhkuda, meaning to blow up or to explode, with the suffix -tud forming the past passive participle. This construction is common in Estonian for creating adjectives that describe a result of an action.

See also: Lõhk, lõhkepõhjus (explosive), plahvatus (explosion). Usage notes: While closely related to terms describing damage, lõhustatud specifically conveys that an explosion has occurred, rather than other forms of destruction, and is most common in objective or descriptive writing such as reporting or historical accounts.