sanottuja

Sanottuja is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb sanoa (to say). It functions as the past passive participle sanottu used as an attributive adjective, and when it accompanies plural nouns in the partitive case it takes the form sanottuja. This construction roughly corresponds to “said” or “stated” in English and is used to refer to speech or statements without quoting them verbatim.

Morphology: Sanottuja is the partitive plural form of the participle sanottu. The corresponding nominative plural is sanotut, but sanottuja modifies plural nouns in the partitive. Examples include sanottuja lausuntoja (“statements that were made”), sanottuja väitteitä (“stated assertions”), and sanottuja lainauksia (“quotations that were said”).

Usage: The form is common in journalism, academic writing, and narrative prose when describing content of speech without providing direct quotations. It can express a nuance of reported speech, paraphrase, or context around what someone has said, rather than exact wording.

See also: Finnish grammar; sanoa; sanottu; lainaus.