Täydennellä

Täydennellä is a Finnish verb meaning to supplement or complete by adding missing parts, information, or elements to something. It is used when a document, dataset, plan, or argument is incomplete and requires additional material to become whole. The action is transitive and commonly appears in formal or written language, for example in reports, forms, project plans, or legislative texts.

Etymology and related terms: Täydennellä is derived from the noun täydennys, meaning a supplement or addition, and the verb stem täydennet-, with the -ellä form used to express the act of performing the action. Related words include täydentäminen (the act of supplementing) and täydennellä as the verb form. The concept is closely linked to notions of adding information or filling gaps.

Usage and nuances: In everyday and professional Finnish, täydennellä is used to describe the act of adding material to make something more complete. It often involves providing missing data, clarifying details, or extending a plan or document with additional information. The object of täydennellä is frequently expressed in the partitive case, as in phrases describing adding some information that is still countable or unquantified.

Examples:

- Raporttiin täydenneltiin puuttuvaa tietoa.

- Projektisuunnitelmaa täydenneltiin lisätiedoilla.

See also: täydentäminen, täydentäjä, täydentävä.

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