püütud

Püütud is an Estonian past passive participle that means “caught” or “captured.” It functions both as an adjective and as part of verb phrases in the passive voice. As an attributive adjective, püütud describes something that has already been caught or seized, for example püütud kalad (caught fish) or püütud loom (captured animal). In predicative use, it appears with a form of olema to express a completed result, as in kalad on püütud (the fish have been caught).

The form is commonly used across various contexts, including everyday language and written texts, and it can describe people, animals, or objects that have been captured or apprehended. It is versatile in tense and aspect when combined with auxiliary verbs, reinforcing the sense that the action of catching occurred prior to the reference point of the sentence.

In terms of morphology, püütud is a standard past passive participle in Estonian and follows typical patterns for participles formed from verbs meaning to catch or seize. It agrees with the noun it modifies in number and can appear in different grammatical cases when used attributively.

Overall, püütud conveys a clear sense of an event completed in the past, relating to capture or seizure, and it remains a common and neutral term in both colloquial and formal Estonian usage.