parantaneet

Parantaneet is a Finnish word form used as the plural past active participle of the verb parantaa, which means to improve or to cure. As a participle, parantaneet can function as an adjective or a noun, describing subjects that have completed the action of improving. The form is built from the verb stem paranta- with the suffix -neet, which marks the plural past active participle in Finnish.

In usage, parantaneet typically modifies a noun to indicate that the noun refers to people or things that have achieved improvement. For example, parantaneet potilaat means “patients who have recovered.” The participle expresses a completed action relative to the reference time, but the exact tense is supplied by the surrounding sentence or verb, not by the participle alone. Finnish often combines participles like parantaneet with auxiliary verbs or within relative clauses to provide more precise temporal information.

Language notes: Finnish participles can function as adjectives, nouns, or parts of larger clause structures. The plural past active participle forms follow the regular vowel harmony and inflection patterns of Finnish, with -neet signaling plural subjects. It is important to distinguish parantaneet from related forms such as parantuneet (the past passive participle, often translated as “have healed” or “have recovered” when describing a noun).

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, parantaa, parantaminen.