vaarantuneiden

Vaarantuneiden is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the genitive plural of the adjective vaarantunut, meaning endangered or at risk. It is used to describe groups of things or beings that are endangered when the head noun is in genitive plural, and it is common in conservation, ecology, and policy texts.

Common usage shows vaarantuneiden in phrases such as vaarantuneiden eläinten suojelu (“the protection of endangered animals”) and vaarantuneiden lajien uhanalaisuus (“the endangered status of endangered species”). The form signals a possessive or relational sense, linking the adjective to a genitive noun.

Grammatically, vaarantuneiden is formed as the genitive plural of the adjective, and it can be contrasted with vaarantuneita (partitive plural) and with vaarantuneet (nominative plural) depending on the case and function in the sentence. When the head noun is in genitive plural (eläinten), the modifier is vaarantuneiden; when the head noun is partitive (eläimiä), the modifier is vaarantuneita.

In everyday Finnish, the word appears mostly in formal or technical contexts, such as reports, legislation, or academic writing on biodiversity and animal protection.