Tarkkaan

Tarkkaan is a Finnish adverb meaning "carefully," "in detail," or "thoroughly." It derives from the adjective tarkka, which describes something precise or meticulous. As an adverb, tarkkaan modifies verbs to indicate the manner in which an action is performed or a description is carried out.

In ordinary Finnish, tarkkaan is used when the speaker wants to emphasize precision, careful examination, or thorough consideration. It is appropriate in both everyday speech and more formal registers, including journalism, education, and technical writing. The word often appears in contexts involving observation, measurement, analysis, and reporting, where attention to detail is important. In many contexts, tarkkaan can be replaced by tarkasti, a more common adverb form, though the nuance may differ slightly: tarkkaan tends to stress thoroughness, while tarkasti emphasizes how the action is performed.

Related forms include tarkka (the adjective) and tarkasti (the more common adverb meaning "carefully" or "precisely"). Both connect with a range of collocations about accuracy, inspection, and description.