The Outcome: osoittautua
To express that something turns out to be a certain way, use the verb osoittautua. It governs the translative case, meaning the word describing the outcome takes the -ksi ending.
| The hypothesis turned out to be valid. | Hypoteesi osoittautui paikkansapitäväksi. |
| The experimental data turned out to be misleading. | Kokeellinen aineisto osoittautui harhaanjohtavaksi. |
If the outcome is described by an adjective and a noun, both words take the -ksi ending:
| The anomaly turned out to be an erroneous measurement result. | Poikkeama osoittautui virheelliseksi mittaustulokseksi. |
Comparing Two Things: toinen ... toinen
When contrasting two things, Finnish uses toinen twice to mean "one ... the other".
| One conclusion is experimental, the other is an anomaly. | Toinen päätelmä on kokeellinen, toinen on poikkeama. |
| One hypothesis is accurate, the other turned out to be misleading. | Toinen hypoteesi on paikkansapitävä, toinen osoittautui harhaanjohtavaksi. |
Maximizing Actions: mahdollisimman
To say something is done "as [adverb] as possible", use mahdollisimman directly before the adverb.
| We analyzed the new hypothesis as quickly as possible. | Analysoimme uuden hypoteesin mahdollisimman nopeasti. |
Expressing Probability: lienee
To state that something "has probably" happened, use lienee (the potential mood of olla) alongside the past participle of the main verb (ending in -nut / -nyt or -neet).
| He has probably analyzed the material as carefully as possible. | Hän lienee analysoinut aineiston mahdollisimman tarkasti. |
You can combine this with osoittautua to describe probable outcomes:
| The measurement result has probably turned out to be erroneous, because we analyzed it too quickly. | Mittaustulos lienee osoittautunut virheelliseksi, koska analysoimme sen liian nopeasti. |
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