vanhentuneiden

Vanhentuneiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective past participle vanhentunut, meaning out-of-date, obsolete, or expired. It is used to describe things whose validity has lapsed or that have become outdated. The form signals agreement with a noun in the genitive plural, for example vanhentuneiden ohjelmistojen tuki means the support for outdated software.

Grammar and usage notes: In Finnish, adjectives and participles decline to match the noun they describe. For vanhentunut, the typical forms include vanhentuneet (nominative plural), vanhentuneiden (genitive plural), and vanhentuneita (partitive plural). Therefore vanhentuneiden is used when the described item is in the genitive plural, often in possessive or descriptive phrases such as vanhentuneiden tietojen vaikutus or vanhentuneiden ohjelmistojen päivitystarve. The construction is common in written Finnish, especially in technical, administrative, or policy contexts.

Contexts and nuance: The term covers both obsolescence and expiration. It can refer to hardware, software, documents, data, instructions, or information that is no longer current or valid. It is not a standalone noun but a modifying form that attaches to a noun in genitive plural, indicating “of the outdated/expired ones.”

Examples:

- Vanhentuneiden ohjelmistojen tuki on lopetettu.

- Vanhentuneiden asiakirjojen käsittely on kielletty.

- Organisaatio päivittää vanhentuneiden tietojen arkiston.

See also: vanhentunut, vanhentuneet, vanhentuneisuus, vanhentua.