tehostetut

Tehostetut is a Finnish adjective form meaning "enhanced" or "strengthened," used to describe things that have had their effectiveness or performance increased. It is the plural nominative (and plural accusative) form of the past passive participle tehostettu, derived from the verb tehostaa "to boost, to make more effective." When used before a noun, tehostetut agrees in number and case with that noun (for example, tehostetut järjestelmät, tehostetut rokotteet). It can also stand as a nominalized phrase meaning "the enhanced ones."

In usage, tehostetut appears across technical, scientific, medical, and strategic contexts to denote improvements, enhancements, or accelerated performance. Common collocations include tehostetut prosessit (enhanced processes), tehostetut ratkaisut (enhanced solutions), tehostetut järjestelmät (enhanced systems), and tehostetut toimenpiteet (enhanced measures). The term is neutral and describes the state of being enhanced rather than the method of achieving it.

Etymology: from tehostaa "to intensify, to boost" + -ettu (past participle suffix). Related forms include tehostaminen (enhancement) and tehostaja (enhancer). The word is not a proper noun and typically appears in descriptive or evaluative text rather than as a brand name.

See also: tehostaa; tehostaminen; tehostaja.