varastanut

Varastanut is the past active participle of the Finnish verb varastaa, meaning to steal. It translates as “stolen” or “having stolen” and is used in Finnish to indicate a completed theft. It appears in perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs: olen varastanut, on varastanut. It can also function as an adjective that describes the actor, as in hän on varastanut auton (he has stolen the car).

When used as an attributive modifier, the past active participle can form phrases that refer to a person who has committed theft, but for describing the object that has been stolen, the passive past participle varastettu is used, as in varastettu auto (stolen car).

In Finnish grammar, participles decline to match the noun they relate to and can appear in various case forms in attributive positions. The word varastanut is neutral in tone and is common in everyday language, journalism, and legal language when discussing theft or its consequences.

Etymology: varastanut is derived from varastaa, meaning “to steal.” Related terms include varas (thief), varastaminen (the act of stealing), and varastointi (the act or process of stealing). Varastettu, the passive form, is the commonly used modifier for objects that have been stolen, while varastanut denotes the actor who has committed the act.