murtuneet

Murtuneet is a Finnish descriptive adjective formed from the past participle of the verb murtua, meaning to break or fracture. It indicates that something has been damaged or fractured and is most commonly used in relation to injuries or damage to objects. The form murtunut is used for singular nouns, while murtuneet is used for plural nouns.

In typical use, murtuneet describes physical injuries such as bones or joints, as in murtunut jalka (a broken leg) or murtuneet luut (broken bones). It can also describe damaged objects, for example murtuneet ikkunat (broken windows) or murtuneet muovit (cracked plastics). In medical or technical contexts, the phrase murtuneet luut is a standard way to refer to fractured bones, and the term appears in patient notes, injury reports, and educational materials about fractures.

Etymology and related forms: the word comes from the verb murtua, with the root murt- meaning to break. Related terms include murtuma (fracture), which denotes the injury itself, and murtua in various compound forms. Finnish adjectives formed from past participles like murtunut/murtuneet are commonly used to describe the resulting state rather than the act of breaking.

See also: murtuma, murtuminen, murtaa (to break; unrelated but phonologically similar), murtua (to become broken). While murtuneet is widely understood in everyday Finnish, its precise meaning is most clear in the context of injuries or damaged items.