täsmällistä

Täsmällistä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective täsmällinen, which means precise, exact, or punctual. The form täsmällistä is used when the adjective describes a noun in the partitive case, often in contexts involving quantities, measurements, information, or actions.

In usage, täsmällistä modifies nouns to express exactness or reliability. Examples include täsmällistä tietoa (precise information), täsmällistä aikataulua (exact timetable), and täsmällistä suoritus (precise performance). The nuance can cover both accuracy and timeliness, depending on the context. It is common in technical, scientific, journalistic, and everyday language when one wants to stress exactness or dependability.

The adverbial form is täsmällisesti, used to describe how something is done. For example, tehtiin täsmällisesti (it was done precisely). The related noun täsmällisyys denotes the concept of precision or exactness, with the partitive form täsmällisyyttä used in object positions, as in "vaaditaan täsmällisyyttä" (precision is required).

Etymology: täsmällinen is a native Finnish adjective formed within the Finnic language family, not a loanword. Its roots are linked to notions of fit and correctness, and it is closely related to other Finnish terms for accuracy, such as tarkka and tarkkuus.

See also: tarkka, tarkkuus, täsmällisyys, täsmällinen vs. täsmällisesti.