tavoitellun

Tavoitellun is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb tavoitella, meaning to pursue, strive for, or aim at. It represents the past passive participle tavoiteltu, and when used in certain noun phrases it takes the genitive singular ending, yielding tavoitellun. In this role it functions as a participial adjective that conveys the sense that something has been pursued or targeted.

In practice, tavoitellun is most often encountered within genitive constructions that describe objects or aims that have been pursued. For example, in a phrase like tavoitellun päämäärän saavuttaminen, the word tavoitellun marks the possessive relationship to the following noun päämäärän (goal), indicating “the attainment of the pursued goal.” The form thus helps to specify which goal or target is being referred to as having been pursued.

Usage notes and scope:

- Tavoitellun is the genitive singular form of the past passive participle tavoiteltu and is used in dependent noun phrases rather than as a stand-alone predicate.

- The more common or neutral form in everyday speech is tavoiteltu, while tavoitellun appears in formal, legal, or literary contexts where a genitive-modified noun phrase is required.

- The term is part of Finnish participial adjectives and is one example of how participles behave like adjectives in inflection.

Etymology and related forms:

- Based on tavoitella, with the past passive participle suffix -teltu, and the genitive singular ending -un in appropriate contexts.

- Related terms include tavoite (goal) and tavoiteltu (the pursued/desired in the base form).