vastaanotetulle

Vastaanotetulle is a Finnish grammatical form used in language description to indicate a recipient in the allative case. It is the singular allative form of the past passive participle vastaanotettu, which comes from the verb vastaanottaa, meaning to receive or to accept. In other words, vastaanotetulle marks “to the recipient” in phrases where the recipient is the intended destination or beneficiary of an action.

In practical use, vastaanotetulle functions as a modifier in noun phrases or as the indirect object of a verb, often in more formal or administrative language. The form answers questions related to “to whom” something is addressed or sent, such as a notice, package, or gift. The construction is common in written Finnish and in linguistic descriptions of the language, and it is not typically encountered in everyday casual speech.

Formation and related forms can be understood by considering the root vastaanotettu and adding the allative suffix -lle to produce vastaanotetulle for singular and vastaanotetuille for plural. Other case forms of the participle include vastaanotetun (genitive) and vastaanotetulla (adessive or similar function depending on context). The use of vastaanotetulle emphasizes the recipient rather than the action of receiving itself.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, vastaanottaa, vastaanotettu, recipient terms in Finnish (vastaanottaja, vastaanotto).