tarkentavat

Tarkentavat is a Finnish term that functions as the present active participle of the verb tarkentaa, meaning to clarify or specify. When used attributively with a plural noun, tarkentavat indicates that the described items are intended to clarify or specify details. The form is common in formal, administrative, and technical language, and it often appears in phrases such as tarkentavat ohjeet or tarkentavat tiedot.

In grammar, tarkentavat can also be the finite verb form: the third-person plural present tense of tarkentaa, as in Ohjeet tarkentavat tilannetta. In this use, it expresses that the subjects perform the action of clarifying. As an attributive participle, tarkentavat modifies a plural noun in front of it and agrees with it in number and case, conveying a sense of added specificity or elaboration within a single noun phrase.

Usage context and nuance: tarkentavat is typically employed in legal, governmental, or technical texts where there is a need to emphasize that information or rules have been made more precise. It often signals that prior statements are being supplemented with details to remove ambiguity, rather than simply restating general principles.

Examples: tarkentavat ohjeet (clarifying instructions), tarkentavat lisätiedot (clarifying/additional details), tarkentavat määräykset (clarifying provisions). The term tends to appear where precision and specificity are important, and it is less common in everyday conversation, where simpler wording may suffice.

See also: tarkentaa, selventää, määritellä.