Kätevät

Kätevät is a Finnish adjective in its plural nominative form, the plural of kätevä. Kätevä means handy, convenient, or skillful, so kätevät describes multiple entities that are practical, easy to use, or well suited for a task.

Usage of kätevät covers both people and objects. It can refer to individuals who are adept at solving problems or handling practical tasks, as well as to tools, solutions, or arrangements that are particularly useful. Common examples include phrases like kätevät työkalut (handy tools) or kätevät ratkaisut (practical solutions).

In terms of grammar, the singular form is kätevä, and the plural nominative is kätevät. When used attributively before a noun, the adjective agrees in number with the noun it modifies, so you would say kätevät työkalut or kätevä ratkaisu in singular. The word can also appear in broader contexts to emphasize usefulness or efficiency.

Etymologyically, kätevä derives from roots related to the concept of the hand (käsi) and practicality, with kätevät carrying the same sense of multiple items or people being handy or useful.

See also: kätevä, related terms that describe practicality and usefulness.