Oikauttava

Oikauttava is a Finnish adjective and present active participle derived from the verb oikauttaa, meaning to straighten, to correct, or to rectify. As a participle, oikauttava conveys that the subject performs or is capable of performing the action described by the stem. In language use, it can function as a descriptive modifier in noun phrases.

In usage, oikauttava is commonly employed in technical contexts to describe devices, processes, or actions that remove deviations, restore proper form, or align components. When used as a modifier, it agrees with the noun: oikauttava laite (rectifying device), oikauttavat toimenpiteet (rectifying measures). The term can thus denote hardware, mechanisms, or procedural steps whose purpose is to correct or straighten something.

The term appears across fields such as engineering, manufacturing, construction, and quality control, where corrective corrections are needed to meet specifications or tolerances. In everyday Finnish, more general terms like korjaava (corrective) or säätelevä (regulating) may be used, but oikauttava emphasizes the act of straightening or rectifying as a specific corrective step. Etymologically, the form is created with the suffix -va from the verb oikauttaa; it functions both as a present active participle and as an attributive adjective in compound noun phrases.