tarkennettua

Tarkennettua is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb tarkentaa, meaning to clarify, specify, or refine. It is the partitive singular form of the past passive participle tarkennettu, and it functions as an adjective that describes something that has been clarified or made more specific. The form tarkennettua is commonly used when the modified noun is in the partitive case or is otherwise indefinite.

In usage, tarkennettua describes information, descriptions, instructions, or other content that has undergone clarification or refinement. For example, tarkennettua tietoa means “more precise information,” tarkennettu kuvaus means “a more precise description,” and tarkennettu ohje means “a clarified instruction.” As with other Finnish participles used as adjectives, tarkennettua agrees with the noun in case and number, and is not gendered.

Grammatically, tarkennettua is part of a broader system of participial adjectives in Finnish. The base participle tarkennettu forms many other cases and numbers (for example, in nominative singular it is tarkennettu, in genitive tarkennetun, etc.), and the modifier typically precedes the noun it describes. The nuance conveyed by tarkennettu is that something has already been refined or specified, distinguishing it from less precise or more general terms.

See also tarkentaa, tarkennettu, tarkennus, and related forms of the verb tarkentaa.