päätyttyä

Päätyttyä is a Finnish adverbial participle form derived from the verb päättyä, meaning “to end” or “to come to an end.” It is used to express that something has ended and to introduce a non-finite clause of time or circumstance. The typical construction is a preceding noun in the genitive case followed by päätyttyä, for example tilaisuuden päätyttyä, which translates roughly as “after the event ended” or “once the event had ended.”

Usage and function

Päätyttyä forms a non-finite clause that denotes a time frame or condition relative to the end of something. It is most common in written Finnish, especially in formal or descriptive prose, but can appear in journalistic language as well. The clause it introduces usually comes after a genitive noun specifying what ended (for example “tilaisuuden,” “keskustelun,” “pelin”) and then expresses what happens afterward, such as actions taken once the event is over.

Examples

- Tilaisuuden päätyttyä järjestäjät kiittivät osallistujia.

- Keskustelun päätyttyä yleisö esitti kysymyksiä.

- Matkan päätyttyä palautettiin lainatut laitteet.

Etymology and related forms

Päätyttyä is formed from the verb päättyä plus the -ttyä suffix, which yields an adverbial participle used in subordinate clauses. Related forms include päättyminen (the ending or conclusion), päätynyt (the ended, as a past participle used as an adjective), and päättyneen/ päätyneen (genitive forms of the participles). The expression is tightly linked to nouns in genitive that specify what has ended.

See also

päättyminen, päätynyt, tilaisuuden päätyttyä, keskustelun päätyttyä.

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