-ttu

TTU ttu Finnish Alternative forms fi -tu, fi -ty with some verbs Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-ttu, from urj-fin-pro *-tta- (passive infix) + an uncertain suffix, probably either urj-fin-pro *-u or urj-fin-pro *-ut (compare urj-fin-pro *-nut). The final gemination may represent a lost final consonant (< urj-fin-pro *-ttu-t), possibly reflected in South Ostrobothnian dialectal forms like fi otettuen (< fi *otettu-ẟ-en, the same dialects also having fi ottanuen < fi *ottanu-ẟ-en for standard fi ottanut ottaneen).Harri Mantila Matti Leiviskä Onko Etelä-Pohjanmaan murteessa rautakautisia jälkiä? Virittäjä 2/2017 2017 160–175 Pronunciation (*) The pronunciation with final gemination is traditionally prevalent in Southwest Finland, parts of Southern Tavastia, Uusimaa, much of Central Ostrobothnia, and the Lapland dialects.Lauri Kettunen: Suomen murteet III A. Murrekartasto, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, Helsinki 1940. Map #33. Suffix adjective inflectional tty Forms the past passive participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective. The English equivalent is normally -ed. fi katsoa to see, look, watch katsottu (that has been) seen, watched Usage notes Some inflected forms have specific uses: genitive singular: used with verbs of reporting or observing to refer to the action having been done by someone (passively) according to that report or observation. fi Artikkelia sanotaan luetun paljon Suomen kouluissa. It is said that this article has been read a lot in Finnish schools. partitive singular: used (chiefly) with a possessive suffix for "having done", "after X had done" fi Syötyäni päätin ottaa nokoset. Having eaten, I decided to take a nap. used with fi saada to express finishing something, often in the sense of an achievement fi Sain sen syötyä. I managed to eat it. used with fi tulla without a possessive suffix to disparagingly talk about something someone has done fi Mitä tuli sanottua? What did you (just) say (to me)? Declension adj - tt t u a Derived terms fi -tuinen References Further reading