Esittämä

Esittämä is a Finnish attributive participle form derived from the verb esittää, meaning to present or to perform. In contemporary Finnish it is used as an adjective to describe something that has been presented or performed by someone, or that is presented in a specific context. It is common in written, technical, academic, and media language.

Usage and nuance: Esittämä refers to material or statements that have been presented by an agent, such as a speaker, author, or performer. Examples include esittämä väite (a claim that has been presented) or esittämä kappale (a piece that has been performed or presented). The nuance is that esittämä emphasizes the act of presenting by the agent, while esitetty is a more neutral passive form meaning “presented” or “shown.”

Grammatical notes: Esittämä is used as an attributive adjective before a noun (esittämä väite, esittämä aineisto). It is less common as a predicate adjective; for predicative use, esitetty or esittävä are typically preferred. The form declines like other Finnish adjectives (esittämässä, esittämän, esittämällä, esittämää, etc.), depending on case and number.

Related terms: esittää (to present, to perform), esittäjä (presenter, performer), esittäminen (presentation, performance), esitys (presentation, show), esitetty (presented), esitettävä (to be presented).

See also: Finnish language grammar and participles.

Examples:

- Esittämä väite perustuu uuteen dataan. (The presented claim is based on new data.)

- Tutkimusraportin esittämä aineisto osoittaa, että... (The material presented in the research report shows that...)

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