vastandatud

Vastandatud is an Estonian past passive participle form of the verb vastandama, meaning to contrast or oppose. It describes something that has been set in contrast with something else or placed in opposition for analytical, descriptive, or rhetorical purposes. As an adjective, vastandatud can modify a noun or appear in predicative position after a linking verb, indicating that a contrast has already been made.

In practice, vastandatud is common in academic and analytical writing, where concepts, arguments, methods, or data sets are explicitly contrasted. It often signals that the described item is part of a comparative frame, rather than existing independently. The term is closely related to other Estonian words such as vastandus (contrast, opposition), vastandlik (contrasting, opposing), and vastandama (to contrast, to oppose). These related forms help express different stages or aspects of the act of contrasting.

Examples:

- Need kaks mõistet on vastandatud kirjanduses. (These two concepts have been contrasted in the literature.)

- Käesolevas artiklis on traditsioonilised ja uuenduslikud tehnikad vastandatud. (In this article, traditional and innovative techniques are contrasted.)

- Vastandatud näited aitab lugejal eristada sarnaseid ja erinevaid tunnuseid. (Contrasted examples help the reader distinguish similar and different features.)

See also: vastandus, vastandlik, vastandama.