vastaanotettuun

Vastaanotettuun is a Finnish grammatical form that appears in the illative singular of the past passive participle of the verb vastaanottaa, meaning to receive or to accept. The base participle is vastaanotettu, and the illative singular form that agrees with a noun in illative case is vastaanotettuun. In other words, vastaanotettuun functions as an adjective-like modifier indicating that the noun it describes is related to something that has been received.

In usage, vastaanotettuun typically governs a noun in the illative case, and it is common in formal or administrative Finnish. The form mirrors the general pattern in Finnish where participles can be declined to match the case, number, and definiteness of the noun they modify. This makes vastaanotettuun a concise way to express “to the [item] that has been received” within a larger noun phrase.

Examples include phrases such as vastaanotettuun tilaukseen liittyvät asiakirjat, meaning “the documents related to the order that has been received,” or vastaanotettuun tarjouspyyntöön kohdistettu vastine, meaning “the response directed to the request for a received offer.” The exact meaning depends on context, particularly which noun is in illative and how the participle clause relates to the rest of the sentence.

Etymology-wise, vastaanotettuun is built from the verb vastaanottaa, its past passive participle vastaanotettu, and the illative suffix -uun, illustrating Finnish’s pattern of forming directional (illative) phrases with participial modifiers.

See also: vastaanottaa, suomalainen kieli, suomalaisen kielen taivutus.