siirtynyt

Siirtynyt is a Finnish past participle of the intransitive verb siirtyä, meaning to move, shift, or transfer. It functions both as a predicate participle in perfect tenses and as an attributive adjective describing a noun, indicating that someone or something has moved or transitioned. For example: Hän on siirtynyt uuteen työpaikkaan (He has moved to a new workplace).

The term covers both physical relocation and figurative transitions. It can refer to a person changing positions or departments, as in Hän on siirtynyt toiseen osastoon, and to processes or states that have advanced to a new stage, such as Koulutuksen sisältö on siirtynyt verkko-opetukseen (The training content has moved to online teaching). In scheduling, related forms of siirtyä are used to describe postponement, but siirtynyt emphasizes completion of the transition, e.g., tapahtuma on siirtynyt myöhemmäksi in a timing context.

Grammatically, siirtynyt is the perfect participle formed from siirtyä with the suffix -nyt. When used attributively, it agrees with the noun in number and case (siirtynyt työntekijä, the transferred employee). In predicate use, it combines with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (on siirtynyt, oli siirtynyt).

Etymology: derived from the verb siirtyä, combining the root siirry- with the past participle suffix -nyt. Related forms include siirtyä (to move/shift), siirtyminen (a transition), and siirtymä (a transition or shift).