Vahvistetaan

Vahvistetaan is the present tense passive form of the Finnish verb vahvistaa, which means to confirm, verify, establish, or strengthen. In everyday and formal Finnish, vahvistetaan indicates that a statement, fact, or result is being confirmed or validated by a source, authority, or process. The term is commonly used in journalism, official communications, research, and administrative contexts.

The related noun vahvistus refers to the act or result of confirming or validating something, such as a confirmation, validation, or reinforcement. The past participle vahvistettu means confirmed. These forms share the same semantic field of making something certain or definite and are used across various domains, from documentation to legal and scientific texts.

Usage and nuance: vahvistetaan emphasizes the ongoing or completed act of verification rather than the initial discovery. It often implies that external verification or authoritative confirmation has occurred or will occur. The agent performing the confirmation is frequently omitted in Finnish, leaving the focus on the fact that verification takes place.

Contexts: in media and official language, vahvistetaan is used to report that facts have been checked or that statements have been authenticated. In research, it signals that data or results have been validated. In everyday language, it can simply mean that a plan or information has been confirmed with another person or source.

Examples: Tiedot vahvistetaan ennen uutisten julkaisemista. Taitojen paikkansa pitäminen vahvistetaan useista lähteistä. Loppuaika vahvistetaan tutkimuksen tuloksista riippuen.