päättynyt

Päättynyt is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb päättyä, meaning to end. It is the past participle of that verb and denotes something that has ended or concluded.

In usage, päättynyt is used mainly predicatively: Kausi on päättynyt (The season has ended), Sopimus on päättynyt (The contract has ended). The sense is neutral and refers to a completed state rather than an ongoing process. The form typically describes events, periods, or conditions that have come to a close.

Attributive use exists but is less common and can sound awkward; speakers often rephrase to emphasize the completed nature of the thing described rather than using the participle directly before a noun. For example, they might instead say a phrase like “the season that has ended” rather than a straightforward noun phrase with päättynyt as a modifier.

Grammar note: päättynyt is derived from the intransitive verb päättyä with the participle suffix, and it is not the same as the related adjective from päättää, which is päätetty (decided/settled). This distinction helps prevent confusion between states that have ended and actions that have been decided.

See also: Finnish grammar on participles and adjectives, and the way past participles function as adjectival forms in Finnish.