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sattunut

Sattunut is a Finnish-language term that serves as the past passive participle of the verb sattua, meaning to happen or to occur. In standard Finnish, sattua describes events, accidents, or incidents, and sattunut is the corresponding participle form created with the suffix -nut.

Usage and function: The participle sattunut is used in verbal complexes to express that something has occurred.

Relation to other forms: Sattunut is distinct from the finite verb forms sattuu (present) and sattui (past

Etymology and usage notes: Sattua originates from Finnic roots common to everyday Finnish vocabulary. The participle

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, past tense forms in Finnish.

It
appears
in
perfect
and
pluperfect
constructions
with
auxiliary
verbs
such
as
on
(has/have)
or
oli
(had),
for
example,
to
indicate
that
an
event
has
taken
place.
It
can
also
appear
as
an
attributive
adjective
in
noun
phrases
to
describe
events
or
incidents
that
have
occurred,
such
as
a
phrase
equivalent
to
“the
incident
that
has
occurred.”
The
form
does
not
change
for
person.
simple).
It
belongs
to
the
broader
system
of
Finnish
participles
that
can
function
both
in
verb
phrases
and
as
modifiers
in
noun
phrases.
sattunut
is
widely
encountered
in
spoken
Finnish,
news
reporting,
and
written
language
when
the
speaker
or
writer
wishes
to
convey
that
an
event
has
happened.
Its
use
emphasizes
the
occurrence
of
an
event
rather
than
asserting
it
as
a
current
action.