toipunut

Toipunut is a Finnish adjective formed as the past participle of the verb toipua, meaning having recovered or recovered. It describes a state following recovery from illness, injury, or other distress, and can apply to people, animals, or systems that have regained functionality. In neutral usage, it often appears in sentences such as "Hän on toipunut" (He/She has recovered) or as an attributive descriptor: "toipunut potilas" (a recovered patient). The form agrees with the noun in number and case, for example "toipuneet potilaat" (recovered patients).

In medical and everyday language, toipunut implies that recovery is complete. By contrast, "toipuva" or phrases like "on toipumassa" denote ongoing recovery. The term is closely related to, but not interchangeable with, "parantunut," which more explicitly means "healed" or "cured." In non-medical contexts, "toipunut" can describe recovery of systems or institutions, as in "talous on toipunut" (the economy has recovered) or "palvelut ovat toipuneet" (the services have recovered).

Etymology and related forms: "toipunut" comes from the verb "toipua" plus the past participle suffix -nut/-nyt. Related forms include "toipua" (to recover), "toipuminen" (recovery), and "parantua" (to heal). The choice between "toipunut" and "parantunut" depends on nuance and context.