pelastetut

Pelastetut is a Finnish term that translates roughly as "the rescued" or "the saved." It functions as a plural noun formed from pelastettu, a past participle derived from the verb pelastaa, meaning to save or rescue. In usage, pelastetut can refer to people who have been saved from danger in a rescue operation, or more broadly to individuals who have been spared from harm. The word can appear as a noun in ordinary reference to the individuals, rather than strictly as an adjective.

Linguistically, pelastetut is created by adding the plural nominative ending -tut to the past participle stem pelastettu. Finnish inflection allows related forms in different cases and numbers, for example pelastetun (genitive singular) or pelastettujen (genitive plural). In nominative contexts, pelastetut can stand alone as a noun phrase, e.g., Pelastetut olivat kiitollisia. Outside literal rescue contexts, the term can be used metaphorically to denote people saved from negative outcomes, or in religious or political language to signify salvation or protection.

Situational usage: The term is common in news reports, humanitarian discourses, and literature to describe victims who have been rescued or spared. It carries a neutral tone and does not imply judgment about the rescue itself beyond the act.

Etymology and related terms: Pelastetut derives from pelastaa "to save" with the past participle suffix -ttu; related words include pelastus ("rescue" or "salvation"), pelastaa ("to rescue"), and pelastaminen ("saving"). See also pelastus, pelastaa, pelastaminen.