omandanud

Omandanud is an Estonian word that functions as the past active participle of the verb omandama, meaning to acquire or to own. It translates roughly as “having acquired” or “having possessed.” The form is used as an adjective describing a state resulting from a completed act of acquiring, or as part of a predicative construction with the verb olema (to be).

Form and usage: Omandanud is formed by adding the -nud participle suffix to the verb stem. As an attributive modifier, it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, and it can appear before or after the noun depending on emphasis. In predicative position, it typically appears with a form of olema to express a resulting state, for example: Ta on omandanud kinnisvara (He has acquired real estate). The construction is common in formal or legal writing, where ownership status and acquisition history are relevant.

Context and note: Omandanud is one of several Estonian participles that convey completed actions and related states. It is more likely to be found in written and official texts than in everyday speech, where simpler expressions of possession or ownership are often preferred. The term frequently co-occurs with nouns such as omandiõigus (property rights) or vara (property) to indicate acquired status.

See also: omandama, omandiõigus, vara.