Tiukennettu

Tiukennettu is a Finnish adjective and past passive participle meaning tightened or made stricter. It is formed from the adjective tiukka (tight, strict) with the participle suffix -nnettu and is used to describe something that has been subjected to tightening in a physical or figurative sense. The term is common in discussions of rules, policies, and controls, as well as in everyday language when referring to physical tightness.

Grammar and usage: tiukennettu agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. Singular nominative: tiukennettu sääntö (the tightened rule); plural nominative: tiukennetut säännöt (the tightened rules). It can be used predicatively: Sääntö on tiukennettu. The related form tiukentunut describes a state that has become tighter, usually intransitively.

Contexts and collocations: tiukennettu can describe legal or regulatory changes (tiukennetut määräykset, tiukennettu rahapolitiikka), policy measures, and enforcement practices. It also appears in everyday language when something is made physically tighter (tiukennettu vyö, tiukennettu hihna).

See also: tiukentaminen, tiukennus, tiukentua. Antonyms include löysä and löystyä, used to describe looser conditions. Tiukennettu is a neutral, descriptive term commonly found in journalism, policy discussions, and formal writing.