Huomattavista

Huomattavista is a Finnish grammatical form of the adjective huomattava, meaning notable, significant, or easily noticeable. It is not a stand-alone lexical item but an inflected form used with plural nouns in contexts that discuss multiple items. In translation, huomattavista often corresponds to English “from the noticeable ones” or “of the noticeable ones” depending on the syntactic role. The form is most common in formal, analytical, or report-like prose, where lists of features, differences, or factors are described as being easily observed or worth attention.

Etymology and structure: The base adjective huomattava derives from the verb huomata, “to notice.” Finnish forms such as huomattava are created with the participle suffix -va/ -vä, yielding “notable/noteworthy.” When the speaker needs the elative plural, as in referencing multiple items from which something emerges, the suffix becomes -vista/-vistä, producing huomattavista. This is the standard declension for adjectives in the elative plural.

Usage and nuance: Huomattava indicates perceptual prominence rather than moral or statistical significance; it can be translated as noticeable or appreciable and is often contrasted with merkittävä, which more strictly conveys importance or significance. The adverb form huomattavasti means “noticeably” or “considerably” and is used to modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

See also: huomattava, huomattavasti, merkittävä, Finnish grammar: -va/-vä participle suffix.