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epäillään

Epäillään is a Finnish verb form meaning “it is doubted” or “there is doubt” about something. It is the present passive form of epäillä (to doubt) and is used to express uncertainty or skepticism about a claim, statement, or fact. The construction is impersonal: the agent who doubts is not stated, and the thing that is doubted appears in the clause with the verb.

Etymology and form: Epäillään is formed from the root epäil- of epäillä with the passive ending. The

Usage and function: Epäillään is used to indicate that something is being questioned or considered unreliable.

Examples:

- Tietojen paikkansapitävyydestä epäillään.

- Väitteestä epäillään todeksi.

- Tutkimustulokset epäillään uuden analyysin valossa.

See also: epäillä, epäily, epäilyksen.

word
belongs
to
the
Finnish
verb
system’s
present
passive
and
is
commonly
found
in
both
spoken
language
and
formal
writing,
including
journalism,
where
it
signals
that
a
proposition
has
not
been
established
as
true.
It
often
introduces
information
that
is
not
yet
verified
or
that
people
doubt.
Typical
constructions
place
the
thing
in
focus
in
the
genitive
or
part
of
a
subordinate
clause:
for
example,
“Tietojen
paikkansapitävyydestä
epäillään”
(The
veracity
of
the
information
is
in
doubt).