tähdytään

Tähdytään is the present passive form of the Finnish verb tähdätä, which means to aim at, to target, or more figuratively to set one’s sights on a goal. In Finnish, the present passive is used to describe an action without specifying the actor, or to present a general statement about aims or targets. Therefore, tähdytään can be translated as “is aimed at” or “is targeted” and is commonly found in descriptive, formal, or policy-oriented language, as well as in sports and strategy contexts when discussing objectives without naming an agent.

Morphology and usage are typical of Finnish passive construction. The form tähdytään is derived from the verb stem tähdyt- plus the present passive suffix -ään/-tään, yielding a non-personal, impersonal clause. The passive form allows speakers to discuss aims or targets in a neutral, objective way, without attributing the action to a specific subject.

In context, tähtäyksen or tähdätä-related forms may appear in discussions of planning, strategy, or evaluation, where the focus is on the objective itself rather than who is pursuing it. The verb belongs to the class of Finnish verbs that express intentional action toward a goal and can be contrasted with its active counterpart tähdätä, used when the actor is specified or emphasized.

Related terms include tähdätä (to aim) and tähti/tähtäin (related lexical items dealing with aiming or sights). The form tähdytään is a standard example of Finnish passive voice in the domain of aiming or targeting.