edellyttämä

Edellyttämä is a Finnish attributive adjective derived from the verb edellyttää, meaning to require. It roughly translates as "required" or "necessary" and is used to describe prerequisites or conditions that must be met for something to occur. The term is common in formal, administrative, and technical language, and is less frequent in everyday speech where synonyms like vaadittu or pakollinen may be preferred.

As a modifier, edellyttämä typically precedes the noun it describes. Examples include edellyttämä tieto (the information that is required), edellyttämä koulutustaso (the level of education required), and edellyttämä todistus (the certificate that is required). In contexts where something has already been required or specified, the related past participle edellytetty is used, as in edellytetty todistus, to indicate that a certificate is something that has been required.

Etymology and relation to other terms: edellyttämä comes from the verb edellyttää and shares its semantic field with edellytys, the noun meaning prerequisite or condition. The form functions as a verbal adjective and is often chosen for its concise, formal tone.

Usage notes: Edellyttämä tends to carry a strict, logical or contractual nuance, emphasizing a condition that must be fulfilled rather than a subjective obligation. In less formal contexts, or when a stronger sense of obligation is intended, vaadittu or pakollinen may be more appropriate. Overall, edellyttämä is a versatile option for describing prerequisites in official or technical Finnish.