tiettynä

Tiettynä is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective tietty, meaning certain or specific. It functions as the adessive form used in temporal or situational references, allowing speakers to indicate a reference to a particular but unnamed time or occasion.

Morphology and use are central to its function. The form tiettynä is created by adding the adessive suffix to tietty, and it typically appears in phrases that relate to time or circumstance, such as tiettynä päivänä, tiettynä aikana, or tiettynä iltana. In these expressions, tiettynä signals that the time or situation is known from context but not specified in exact terms.

Usage and nuance. tiettynä often carries a nuance of approximation or non-specificity within a definite frame. It is common in written language, journalism, and narrative prose, but it also occurs in everyday speech when the speaker wants to refer to a particular occasion without naming the exact date or moment. The expression can introduce a general setting or condition rather than a precise temporal point.

Examples. Tiettynä päivänä he palasi kaupungista. Tiettynä aikana tutkimus eteni hallitulla tavalla. Tiettynä iltana televisio-ohjelma sai paljon katsojia. These illustrate how tiettynä ties the reference to a definite but unspecified time or event.

See also. tietty; adessive forms in Finnish adjectives; Finnish temporal expressions.