toteuttama

Toteuttama is a Finnish word that functions as an adjective or participial form derived from the verb toteuttaa, meaning to implement or realize. It describes something that has been implemented or carried out, and is typically used in formal or technical contexts to indicate that a plan, project, solution, or system has been put into practice. In practice you will often see phrases such as toteuttama suunnitelma (an implemented plan) or toteuttama ratkaisu (an implemented solution). The form is most commonly used attributively before the noun it modifies, and agrees in number and case with that noun. It is distinct from toteutettu, the more common past passive participle, which also means “implemented” but with a different nuance.

Related terms include toteutus (the act or process of implementing), toteuttaa (to implement), and toteutettu (implemented, past participle). Usage notes: the choice between toteuttama and toteutettu can depend on stylistic conventions and the emphasis on the completion of the action versus the realization of the object. In encyclopedic or technical writing, toteuttama is often used to emphasize that the object has already been realized or put into practice, whereas toteutettu may emphasize the act of implementation itself.