vahvistettuja

Vahvistettuja is a Finnish word form derived from the verb vahvistaa, meaning to confirm or verify. It is the past passive participle used as an adjective, translating to “confirmed,” “validated,” or “verified.” The form vahvistettuja is the plural partitive version of this participle, employed when describing multiple items in the partitive case or when the noun being described is indefinite or non-countable.

Use and meaning

Vahvistettuja is commonly found in formal and technical contexts, such as health, research, and administrative writing. It describes information, data, or findings that have been confirmed by authorities, tests, or analyses. Examples include phrases like vahvistettuja tartuntatapauksia (confirmed infection cases), vahvistettuja tietoja (verified data), and vahvistettuja tuloksia (confirmed results). In Finnish, the partitive plural form is frequently used with plural nouns in this sense, for instance: Julkaistut tiedot ovat vahvistettuja.

Grammatical notes

Vahvistettuja is the plural partitive form; the corresponding singular nominative form is vahvistettu, and the plural nominative form is vahvistetut. When the noun it modifies is definite or used in other grammatical constructions, different inflections may occur, but vahvistettuja is the standard form for many indefinite or partitive plural contexts.

Relationship to related terms

The term is closely related to other participial forms of vahvistaa, such as vahvistettu (singular) and vahvistetut (plural nominative). It contrasts with phrases using varmistettu or todistettu, which carry similar but sometimes distinct nuances depending on who performed the verification and in what context.

In usage, vahvistettuja remains a neutral, widely used descriptor for information or results that have undergone verification.