Tarkoitetuisten

Tarkoitetuisten is a Finnish inflected form derived from the verb tarkoittaa, meaning to intend or designate. The form is used to refer to a group of things or people that have been intended or designated, typically in contexts where a noun phrase expresses possession or association with those intended items. It is most common in formal, administrative, or legal language and is less frequent in everyday speech.

Grammatically, tarkoitetuisten is considered a participial adjective form that appears as a genitive plural in certain constructions. In modern standard Finnish, the more common genitive plural of the corresponding participle is tarkoitettujen, so tarkoitetuisten is relatively rare and may be found mainly in older texts, formal registers, or dialectal usage. The presence of -isten reflects specific inflection patterns of participial adjectives in Finnish.

Usage in text typically denotes designation or purpose tied to multiple items. For example, one might encounter phrases referring to lists, groups, or categories composed of items that were intended for a particular use or designation. In contemporary Finnish, speakers often substitute tarkoitettujen with tarkoitetuisten only in older documents or specialized styles, where the latter preserves a historical or formal tone.

Etymology and formation: the base comes from the verb tarkoittaa and its past passive participle muodossa tarkoitettu; the genitive plural suffix -isten yields tarkoitetuisten in contexts that require a plural possessive or relational form. This illustrates how Finnish uses participial adjectives with various plural endings to express nuanced relationships between words.

See also: tarkoitettu, tarkoittaa, tarkoitettujen, Finnish participial adjectives.