Osittaisilla

Osittaisilla is a Finnish word-form, specifically the adessive plural form of the adjective osittainen, meaning partial or incomplete. It is used to describe nouns in the adessive case and conveys that only part of something is being referred to or available. The form appears in contexts where information, data, samples, or results are not complete or fully available.

Morphology and usage

The base adjective osittainen is formed from the stem osa (part) with the suffix -ittainen to create an adjective meaning partial. In sentences, osittainen agrees with the noun it modifies in number, case, and definiteness. When the noun is plural and in the adessive case, the form becomes osittaisilla. This occurs in phrases such as osittaisilla tiedoilla (with partial data), osittaisilla näytteillä (with partial samples), or osittaisilla tuloksilla (with partial results). The structure is common in academic, journalistic, and policy-related Finnish to indicate partial information or evidence.

Examples

- Tutkimus tehtiin osittaisilla tiedoilla. (The study was conducted with partial data.)

- Osittaisilla tuloksilla on rajoitteita johtopäätösten kannalta. (With partial results there are limitations for conclusions.)

- Heidän päätöksensä tehtiin osittaisilla näytteillä. (Their decision was made with partial samples.)

Etymology

Osittaisilla derives from osittainen, itself from osa meaning part, with the typical Finnish adjective suffix -ittainen. The -lla/-illa ending marks the adessive plural, indicating a relationship of accompaniment or circumstance, such as “with” partial information.

Notes

Osittaisilla is a descriptive term and does not denote a sharp technical term by itself; it is widely used in Finnish to qualify the completeness of information or evidence.