oletettuja

Oletettuja is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective oletettu, meaning assumed or supposed. It is used to describe elements that are believed or hypothesized but not proven or established. The form derives from the verb olettaa (to suppose) and its past participle olettettu, and it appears when modifying a plural noun in the partitive case.

Grammatical note: In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify. The plural forms of oletettu include nominative plural oletetut and partitive plural oletettuja. For example, with a plural noun in partitive case you would say oletettuja syitä or oletettuja tuloksia. The meaning shifts with context, but generally indicates something that is treated as assumed within the discourse rather than as an established fact.

Usage: Oletettuja is common in formal, academic, and journalistic writing to mark statements as hypothetical or inferred. It conveys a cautious tone, suggesting that conclusions rely on reasonable assumptions rather than definitive proof. It is distinct from väitetty, which signals something claimed by others; oletettu emphasizes the author’s or the discussion’s assumed nature.

Examples:

- Oletettuja syitä tutkitaan edelleen. (Assumed/supposed causes are still being investigated.)

- Tutkimus huomioi oletettuja vaikutuksia, joita ei ole vielä todistettu. (The study accounts for assumed effects that are not yet proven.)

- Hän esitti oletettuja tuloksia keskustelussa. (They presented assumed results in the discussion.)

See also: väitetty, olettaa, olettaa muuttaa kontekstia.