arvattu

Arvattu is a Finnish past passive participle derived from the verb arvata, meaning to guess or to estimate. In grammar, arvattu functions as an adjective and is used to describe something that has been guessed or estimated rather than measured exactly.

The term is commonly used in everyday language, business, statistics, and reporting to denote an approximate value. It can modify nouns such as hinta (price), summa (amount), or määrä (quantity), for example arvattu hinta or arvattu summa. Phrases using arvattu indicate that the figure is not exact and may be revised with more information.

In contrast to other Finnish estimative terms, arvattu conveys a sense of a rough guess or initial estimate. A more formal or precise alternative is arvioitu, the past participle of arvioida (to assess or to estimate). Arvioitu is often preferred in official documents, formal reports, or contexts emphasizing deliberate assessment, whereas arvattu is common in informal language or when the emphasis is on a preliminary guess.

Grammatically, arvattu behaves like an adjective and agrees with the noun it describes in number and case. It can appear in compound noun phrases and in sentences with be verbs, for example “Arvattu summa on 1 000 euroa” or “Hinta on arvattu olevan noin 50 euroa.” The word is productive in Finnish, allowing speakers to communicate uncertainty or provisional figures succinctly.