Tarkistavien

Tarkistavien is the genitive plural form of the present active participle tarkistava, derived from the verb tarkistaa, meaning to verify or check. In Finnish, -va/-vä participles function as adjectives or as part of noun phrases that describe or specify the noun they accompany. Tarkistavien thus conveys the sense of “verifying” or “those who verify,” and is commonly used in formal or written Finnish to indicate agency or attribute.

Grammar and usage

The participle is declined to match the noun it modifies in number and case. In practice, tarkistavien often appears with a following noun in genitive plural or in other cases, creating phrases such as tarkistavien virkamiesten lausunto (the statement of the verifying officials) or tarkistavien lähteiden mukaan (according to sources that verify). This construction allows compact, relative-clause-like meaning without using a relative pronoun.

Examples

- Tarkistavien virkamiesten lausunto oli julkinen. (The statement of the verifying officials was public.)

- Hän on tarkistavien tiimien jäsen. (He is a member of the verifying teams.)

- Tarkistavien lähteiden mukaan muutokset ovat tulleet voimaan. (According to the sources that verify, the changes have taken effect.)

Note

Tarkistavien is not a standalone concept outside Finnish grammar; it is a grammatical form used to express “verifying” in relation to another noun. It is one of several participial adjective forms that enable concise expressions in Finnish, particularly in official or analytic writing.