päivitetun

Päivitetyn is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective päivitetty, which means updated or refreshed. The base word päivitetty comes from the verb päivittää, meaning to update, refresh, or modernize. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in case and number, so the genitive singular form is päivitetyn.

Use and function

Päivitetyn describes something that has undergone an update and is typically used in noun phrases where the possessive or relational sense is conveyed via the genitive. For example, päivitetyn ohjelmiston asennus means the installation of the updated software, and päivitetyn järjestelmän turva-aukko might refer to a security vulnerability in the updated system. The form is common in technical, administrative, and formal writing to indicate that a particular item has already been updated.

Relation to related forms

The corresponding masculine/feminine nominative singular form is päivitetty, used when the noun is in the nominative position (for example, päivitetty ohjelmisto = updated software). The noun päivitys refers to the act of updating, while päivittäminen describes the ongoing process of updating. Päivitetyn is thus part of a family of forms built from the verb päivittää and its participial stems, used to express past action in relation to a noun.

Grammar tips

- Use päivitetyn when the modified noun is in genitive singular and needs to indicate possession or relation (the update of something).

- Maintain agreement with the noun’s case and number in the surrounding noun phrase.

- For general references to updates as a concept, päivitys or päivittäminen are often more appropriate than päivitetyn.

See also

päivittää; päivittäminen; päivitys.

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