pakotetulla

Pakotetulla is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective pakotettu, meaning “forced” or “coerced.” It is a grammatical form used to describe a noun in the adessive case or to appear in adverbial expressions such as pakotetulla tavalla, meaning “in a coerced/forced manner.” The form derives from the verb pakottaa (to force).

In usage, pakotetulla functions as a modifier that indicates that the described state or action involves coercion. It is most commonly found in formal or technical Finnish, including legal, academic, and policy texts. For example, in a sentence like päätökset on tehty pakotetulla tavalla, the phrase signals that the decisions were made under coercion or by forced means.

Morphologically, pakotetulla is formed from the base adjective pakotettu plus the adessive suffix -lla. The adessive marks location or state, so pakotetulla modifies a noun in the adessive case or is used with adverbial expressions such as pakotetulla tavalla. This contrasts with pakotettu (nominative or attributive position) or pakotetulla tavalla (an adverbial construction describing manner).

Notes on interpretation: pakotetulla does not function as an independent noun but as a inflected form of a participial adjective. Its meaning is tied to coercion or compulsion within the described context and is most straightforwardly understood through the accompanying noun or phrase it modifies.

See also: pakottaa, pakotettu, Finnish grammar, adessive case.