neuvotteltu

Neuvotteltu is a Finnish term functioning as the past passive participle of the verb neuvotella, meaning negotiated. It is used as an adjective to describe something that has gone through negotiation, such as agreements, terms, or prices. In legal and business texts you commonly encounter phrases like neuvotteltu sopimus or neuvottellut ehdot. The participle can appear before the noun or predicatively: Sopimus on neuvotteltu.

Etymology and form: Neuvotteltu is formed from the concept of negotiation and the Finnish past participle suffix -ttu/-tettu, functioning as a past passive participle. The base verb neuvotella and the related noun neuvottelu provide the semantic field of negotiation. As an adjective, neuvotteltu agrees with the noun in number and case (for example, neuvotteltu sopimus, neuvottellut ehdot). The inflected forms include neuvottellun (genitive), neuvottelluun (illative), neuvottellua (partitive), and, in plural, neuvottellut.

Usage notes: The term carries a formal or bureaucratic tone and is common in legal, administrative, and business writing. It emphasizes that negotiations have taken place and yielded terms or conditions. It does not specify the outcome beyond the fact that negotiations occurred. In everyday language, simpler alternatives such as sovittu (agreed) or tehty (made) may be used depending on context.

See also: neuvottelu, neuvotella, sovittu, ehdo.