tarkoitettua

Tarkoitettua is the partitive singular form of the Finnish past passive participle tarkoitettu, which comes from the verb tarkoittaa, meaning to mean or to intend. The participle tarkoitettu describes something that has been intended or planned, and tarkoitettua functions as an adjective in sentences. In Finnish, participles decline like adjectives, so tarkoitettu can take different endings to agree with the noun it describes; tarkoitettua is specifically used when the noun is in the partitive case.

Usage and meaning

As an adjective, tarkoitettua conveys the sense that something was intended rather than accidental. It is common in formal, technical, or written Finnish, such as in plans, specifications, or descriptions of aims and targets. The nuance is not only “meant” but specifically “intended for a purpose.”

Forms and examples

- Nominative: tarkoitettu kohde means “the intended target.”

- Partitive: En löytänyt tarkoitettua kohdetta means “I did not find the intended target.”

- Other inflections follow standard Finnish adjective/participle agreement, e.g., tarkoitettujen kohteiden (genitive plural), tarkoitettuihin kohteisiin (illative plural), and so on.

Relation to related terms

Tarkoitettua is linked to tarkoitus (purpose, aim) and tarkoittaa (to mean, to intend). While tarkoitettu and tarkoitettu-käsite describe things that were planned or meant, tarkoitus refers to the abstract aim or intention itself, and tarkoittaa is the verb used to express meaning or intention.

Notes

Tarkoitettua is a form used when the noun it modifies is in partitive or in contexts requiring partitive case; other contexts may use tarkoitettu (nominative) or other declined forms of the same participle. The term reflects Finnish compoundable, participial adjective usage in describing intended aspects of objects, plans, or actions.