rikkoutuneesta

Rikkoutuneesta is the elative singular form of the Finnish past participle rikkoutunut, derived from the verb rikkoutua, meaning to break or to become broken. As a participial adjective, rikkoutuneesta describes something that has been damaged or is in a broken state. It is used with a noun in the elative case to indicate origin or source, for example rikkoutuneesta lasista meaning “from the broken glass” and rikkoutuneesta kellosta meaning “from the broken clock.”

In grammar, rikkoutuneesta demonstrates how Finnish participles function as adjectives and how they inflect to match the case and number of the noun they modify. The elative form rikkoutuneesta agrees with the noun in the elative case, and broader forms of the same participle include rikkoutunut (nominative), rikkoutuneen (genitive), and rikkoutuneeseen (illative), among others. The word is neutral in tone and commonly used in both spoken and written Finnish to describe objects that have sustained damage.

Usage notes: rikkoutuneesta tends to appear in contexts where the state of damage is relevant to origin or movement from the damaged item, such as describing fragments, safety concerns, or conditions at a scene. It can be contrasted with forms like rikkoutunut (a broken one) when the noun is in a different case or when the emphasis is on the object itself rather than its source. See also rikkoutua, rikkoutunut, and rikkoutuminen for related forms and meanings.