ylläpidettynä

Ylläpidettynä is a Finnish word formed from the verb ylläpitää, meaning to maintain or keep up. The form represents a past passive participle with an additional suffix that conveys a state or condition. In practice, ylläpidettynä denotes that something has been kept in a maintained state or is observed as being maintained.

Morphology and grammar: The base verb is ylläpitää. The past passive participle is ylläpidetty, meaning “maintained.” The ending -nä adds a state-of-being or adverbial nuance, producing ylläpidettynä. The construction is typical in formal or technical language and is most often used to describe the condition of objects such as equipment, systems, or facilities. It can function predicatively (the subject is maintained) or as a modifier in descriptive clauses.

Usage and context: Ylläpidettynä appears mainly in technical, industrial, or administrative contexts, such as maintenance logs, safety documentation, audits, and quality assurance texts. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler forms like “käytössä” (in use) or “hyvässä kunnossa” (in good condition) are preferred. The term emphasizes that maintenance work has been performed and that the item remains in a maintained state.

Translation and equivalents: The closest English equivalents are “maintained” or “in a maintained condition.” The nuance is that maintenance has been carried out to keep the item in a desired state. Depending on context, translations may reflect ongoing upkeep (maintained regularly) or a completed maintenance status.

See also: Finnish participles, passive constructions, maintenance terminology.