muistettu

Muistettu is a Finnish word formed from the verb muistaa, meaning to remember. It is the past passive participle, created with the standard suffix -ttu (-tty) that Finnish uses for many past participles. As such, muistettu can function both as a predicative part of a passive verb construction and, when used attributively, as an adjective describing something that has been remembered or recalled.

In practice, muistettu is most common in contexts that describe the result of remembering rather than the act itself. It can appear in sentences with the auxiliary olla to indicate that something has been remembered, for example, Se on muistettu monin tavoin (It has been remembered in many ways). It can also modify a noun in a predicative position, such as muistettu tapahtuma or muistettu nimi, where the nuance is that the event or name has been remembered or recalled, possibly by people in a particular context.

Because Finnish uses a variety of participle forms, muistettu is related to other forms built from muistaa, such as muistuttaa (to remind) and muistelu (reminiscence). The past participle muistettu should not be confused with muistettava or muistettavat, which convey meanings related to things to be remembered or considered memorable, respectively, depending on the suffix and case.

See also: muis-ta, muistaa, muisto, muistelu, muistettava.

Muistettu thus serves as a flexible linguistic tool in Finnish for signaling that a person, event, or fact has been remembered or recalled, either as a standalone predicate or as an attribute in noun phrases.