Epätarkat

Epätarkat is the plural nominative form of the Finnish adjective epätarkka, which means imprecise, unclear, or inaccurate. The form is used to describe plural nouns, for example epätarkat tiedot (imprecise information) or epätarkat mittaustulokset (inaccurate measurement results). The word epätarkka derives from the negation prefix epä- and tarkka (careful, precise).

In usage, epätarkka describes a lack of precision or clarity in data, descriptions, measurements, or statements. It covers both factual inaccuracies and ambiguous wording. The term is common in technical writing, journalism, and everyday speech when reliability is questioned. It contrasts with tarkka (precise) and epätarkkuus (inaccuracy, noun).

Grammatically, epätarkka is an adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies. The plural nominative form epätarkat is used with plural nouns; other case forms include epätarkan (genitive) and epätarkkaa (partitive singular) and epätarkkoja (partitive plural).

See also: epätarkkuus, epävarmuus, tarkka. Epätarkka and its related forms are standard features of Finnish descriptive language and are frequently encountered in science, media, and everyday communication when precision is important.