vaikuttettuja

Vaikuttettuja is a Finnish word formed as the plural partitive of the passive past participle derived from the verb vaikuttaa, meaning to influence or affect. It describes entities that have been influenced or affected by something, typically people or things, and is used in contexts such as journalism, social science, and policy analysis.

Grammatically, vaikuttettuja functions as an adjective in the plural partitive form. It agrees with a noun in the partitive case, for example in phrases like vaikuttettuja ihmisiä (influenced people) or vaikuttettuja päätöksiä (influenced decisions). The construction foregrounds the state of having been influenced rather than the action of influencing.

Usage notes: vaikuttettuja is commonly used when referring to groups or items that have experienced influence from a policy, event, campaign, media, or other external factor. It can appear in both descriptive and analytical writing. While related to vaikuttaa (to influence) and vaikuttaminen (influence/acting to influence), vaikuttettuja specifically marks plurality in the partitive and points to outcomes or effects rather than the act itself.

Etymology: The form is built from the verb vaikuttaa plus the passive past participle suffix -ttu, with the plural partitive ending -ja/-ita depending on the noun it modifies.

Translations: roughly “influenced” or “affected” in contexts referring to multiple people or things. See also: vaikuttanut, vaikutus, vaikuttaminen.