Laskettu

Laskettu is a Finnish word that functions as a past participle and an adjective derived from the verb laskea, meaning to count or to calculate. It describes something that has been calculated or determined by calculation, or that is based on computation rather than estimation. In both everyday and technical language, laskettu is used with nouns such as summa (total), arvo (value), tulos (result), or aika (time) to indicate a figure produced by a calculation. For example, “Laskettu summa on 250 euroa” means “The calculated total is 250 euros,” and “laskettu tulos” refers to a result obtained through computation.

Laskettu is common in mathematical, statistical, financial, and logistical contexts, where values are produced by algorithms or formulas. It often contrasts with arvo, which can refer to a value that is measured or observed, and with arvioitu, which denotes an estimate. The phrase laskettu arvo or laskettu tulos helps emphasize the computed nature of a figure.

Grammatically, laskettu inflects as an ordinary Finnish adjective. Its singular nominative form is laskettu, and the plural nominative is lasketut. It can take standard case endings when used with nouns in different grammatical roles, such as lasketun summan (genitive singular) or laskettuja summia (partitive plural). This flexibility allows laskettu to modify a wide range of countable and measurable nouns in neutral, factual prose.