tähtäviä

Tähtääviä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb tähdätä, meaning to aim, target, or intend. In practice, tähtääviä functions as a present active participle form used to describe things that are meant to be targeted or addressed. The form is most commonly found in plural noun phrases in which it indicates objects, goals, or targets that are to be aimed at.

In Finnish grammar, participles build descriptive phrases by modifying nouns. Tähtääviä specifically occurs when the participle is used in a way that requires the nouns to be in partitive or other inflected forms, often in formal or policy-oriented text. The phrase conveys a sense of upcoming or planned attention, i.e., what is intended to be targeted or focused on in a project, program, or analysis.

Usage and meaning:

- Tähtääviä can be used to refer to targets or objectives within planning documents, research, or strategic discussions.

- It emphasizes the intended direction of effort rather than current or completed results.

- Common collocations include expressions like tähtääviä kohteita or tähtääviä tavoitteita, meaning targets or objectives to be aimed at.

Examples:

- Hallituksen ohjelmassa on mainittu tähtääviä kohteita kuten koulutusjärjestelmän kehittäminen ja terveydenhuollon saatavuuden parantaminen.

- Tutkimuksessa kartoitetaan tähtääviä tavoitteita, joiden saavuttaminen ajaa politiikan uudistuksia.

Tähtääviä is thus a specialized, formal form used to frame future-oriented targets within Finnish text. See also tähdätä and present active participles in Finnish grammar.