todettua

Todettua is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb todeta, meaning “to state” or “to declare.” It refers to the past passive participle todettu in its partitive singular form and is used to indicate information or statements that have already been stated or reported. In practice, todettua functions within noun phrases to convey indeterminately “that which has been stated.”

Usage of todettua occurs especially in formal or journalistic Finnish, where the focus is on attributed claims rather than the speaker. It commonly appears with the partitive case, as in phrases like todettua tietoa (information that has been stated) or todettua on (it has been stated). Because it is a participial form, todettua can modify nouns or appear in predicative structures to present reported content without naming the source directly.

Morphology and nuance: todeta yields todettu, and its partitive todettua is used when the information is treated as a portion of information or when the speaker wants to emphasize the content of the statements rather than their source. The form helps shift emphasis toward what was stated rather than who stated it.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, past passive participle todettu, verb todeta, attribution in Finnish.

Note: Todettua is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item, and its exact usage can vary with register and sentence construction.