puhutut

Puhutut is the plural past passive participle of the Finnish verb puhua, meaning to speak. In Finnish grammar, participles can function as adjectives and take the same number and case endings as ordinary adjectives when they modify nouns. The singular form is puhuttu, while the plural form is puhutut.

Usage and meaning: as an adjective, puhuttu conveys that something has been spoken or uttered. It is commonly used to describe words, statements, or conversations that have taken place. The form agrees with the noun it modifies in number, case, and definiteness. For example, puhutut sanat means “the words that were spoken,” and puhuttujen lausuntojen means “of the spoken statements.” The participle can also appear in predicative position with a copula, for instance, Sanat olivat puhuttuja, meaning “The words had been spoken.”

Morphology: puhuttu is the past passive participle stem derived from puhua, with the plural form puhutut and various inflected endings to match noun phrases in different cases. Genitive plural is puhuttujen, partitive singular is puhuttua, and so on, following standard Finnish participle inflection patterns.

Relation to other forms: puhuttu/puhutut contrasts with the singular puhuttu (spoken) and with active forms derived from puhua. It describes reception of speech rather than the act of speaking itself, and is typically used in descriptive or reporting contexts rather than imperatives.

See also: Finnish grammar, past passive participles, puhua (to speak), adjectives in Finnish.