kiisteltyä

Kiisteltyä is a Finnish grammatical form used to describe something that has been disputed or debated. It is the partitive singular form of the past passive participle kiistetty/kiistelty, which functions as an adjective indicating contested status. In Finnish, participles used as adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, and the partitive singular form appears with nouns in the partitive case.

The term is commonly used in journalism, science, and public discourse to signal that information, findings, or claims are not universally accepted and have invited controversy or scrutiny. Typical collocations include kiisteltyä tietoa (disputed information), kiisteltyä näyttöä (disputed evidence), and kiisteltyä väitettä (disputed claim). Because the partitive often expresses a non-definite quantity or ongoing assessment, kiisteltyä is frequent when referring to information or results that are not regarded as settled.

Usage notes:

- kiisteltyä modifies a noun in the partitive case, often describing information, evidence, claims, or results.

- The broader family includes kiistetty (disputed) and kiistellä (to dispute); kiisteltyä is the partitive form used in contexts requiring a non-definite direct object.

Example sentences:

- Artikkeli sisältää kiisteltyä tietoa.

- Tutkimus esittää kiisteltyä näyttöä.

See also:

- kiistely (dispute, argument)

- kiistetty (disputed; attributive form)

- kiistettyä tietoa (disputed information)

Kiisteltyä serves as a concise, neutral way to indicate contested status within Finnish prose.