taitettuja

Taitettuja is a Finnish adjective form used to describe objects that have been folded or bent. It derives from the past passive participle taitettu, which in turn comes from the verb taittaa or taivuttaa, meaning to fold, crease, or bend. The form taitettuja is the plural partitive of the participle, so it is used to modify plural nouns in the partitive or (less commonly) accusative case.

In practice, taitettuja is seen in phrases such as taitettuja papereita (folded papers), taitettuja karttoja (folded maps), or taitettuja kortteja (folded cards). The construction highlights that the folding or creasing has already occurred, rather than indicating a potential or foldable state. For a noun to describe something that can be folded, Finnish often uses taitettava or taittoperäisiä compound forms like taittuvia, or the separate adjective taitettava to mean foldable.

Grammatically, taitettuja is used with plural nouns and is typically placed before the noun it describes, functioning as a descriptive attribute. It is part of a broader set of participial adjectives formed from verbs related to folding, bending, or creasing. Related terms include taittaminen (folding/bending as a process), taitettava (foldable), and taitettavuus (foldability).

See also: taittaminen, taitettava, taitettavuus.