todisteita

Todisteita is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun todiste, meaning evidence or proof. Todiste refers to information, items, or observations that support a claim, assertion, or hypothesis. In Finnish grammar, todisteita is used when referring to an indefinite amount of evidence or when the speaker emphasizes the mass or non-countable nature of the evidence. The corresponding nominative plural is todisteet, and the singular is todiste. The partitive form is common after quantifiers such as paljon, vähän, useita, and in verbs that require the partitive, for example: Oikeudenkäynnissä esitettiin paljon todisteita. Tutkimuksessa kerättiin todisteita.

In usage, todisteita are presented in legal contexts to support allegations. In scientific and journalistic contexts, todisteita refer to data, observations, or sources that substantiate a claim. They can be tangible items, such as asiakirjoja, valokuvia, and äänitteitä, or intangible data, such as mittaustuloksia and lausuntoja.

Notes: The term is neutral and widely used in Finnish to discuss evidence; it contrasts with todisteet, which more often refers to discrete pieces of evidence, whereas todisteita emphasizes quantity or mass. The root is todistaa meaning “to prove,” and todiste meaning “proof” or “evidence.”