todennetun

Todennetun is a Finnish grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the genitive singular form of the past participle todennettu, which means “verified” or “proven.” In Finnish, participles that function as adjectives decline to match the noun they modify in number and case; todennetun appears before a noun in the genitive case.

Usage and meaning

Todennetun modifies a noun to indicate that the noun’s referenced attribute has been verified or confirmed. It is commonly found in formal, legal, or technical language, where data, documents, or information are described as having been verified. Examples:

- todennetun tiedon mukaan (according to the verified information)

- todennetun todistuksen liitteet (the attachments of the verified certificate)

- todennetun datan käyttö (use of the verified data)

Etymology and form

Todennetun derives from the verb todentaa or the related adjective todennettu. The base participle todennettu means “verificado” or “confirmed,” and its genitive singular form todennetun is used when the participle directly describes a genitive noun phrase (the verified X’s Y). This is a typical pattern in Finnish where adjectives and participles inflect to agree with the case of the noun they modify.

Notes

Todennetun is not typically used as an independent noun. Rather, it appears in constructed phrases where the aspect of verification is attributed to another noun. For non-Finnish readers, translating the phrase often involves rendering todennetun as “verified” or “proven” in combination with the genitive-noun that follows.

See also

todennettu, todentaminen, Finnish grammar, participles in Finnish.