Joustavilla

Joustavilla is the adessive plural form of the Finnish adjective joustava, meaning flexible or adaptable. It is used to describe plural nouns in the adessive case, typically in contexts such as business, technology, or project planning to indicate that something can be adjusted or configured.

Grammatically, joustava declines to agree with the noun it modifies. The adessive plural form joustavilla appears when the associated noun is plural and in the adessive case (for example, ominaisuuksilla, ratkaisuilla, aikatauluilla). The corresponding singular forms include joustavalla (adessive singular) and other case forms of joustava that align with the noun’s number and case.

Usage and scope: joustava is common in technical and marketing language, where describing products, processes, or plans as flexible signals adaptability and configurability. The adjective is typically part of a larger noun phrase and does not function as a standalone noun; its meaning is conveyed through its agreement with the noun it modifies.

Examples:

- joustavilla aikatauluilla — with flexible schedules

- joustavilla ominaisuuksilla — with flexible features

- joustavilla resursseilla — with flexible resources

Notes: The noun form for flexibility is joustavuus, which refers to the quality of being flexible, whereas joustava and its inflected forms describe the ability to adapt in concrete contexts. Joustavilla thus serves as a grammatical tool to express adaptability in plural contexts within Finnish.