Stjórnanlegum

Stjórnanlegum is an Icelandic adjective meaning controllable or governable, used to describe things that can be directed, managed, or regulated. The base element comes from the verb stjórnna or the noun stjórn, meaning to govern or control, combined with the suffix -anlegur, which forms adjectives indicating “able to be” described quality. The word can modify nouns across genders and cases, with its form changing to match the noun.

In Icelandic, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case. Stjórnanlegur is the masculine nominative singular form; other forms exist for feminine and neuter, as well as different cases. The form stjórnanlegum is the dative plural (and instrumental) form, used when describing multiple nouns in the dative case or after prepositions that require the dative. For example, in phrases like í stjórnanlegum aðstæðum (in controllable circumstances) or með stjórnanlegum kerfum (with controllable systems), the adjective agrees with a plural noun in the dative.

Usage and frequency: stjórnanlegur and its inflected forms appear in technical, organizational, and policy-related contexts where the ability to control or regulate a system, process, or set of conditions is being evaluated. It is commonly used alongside nouns such as aðstæður (circumstances), kerfi (systems), or aðferðir (methods).

See also: stjórnun (governance or management), stjórnunartæki (control devices), stýringu (control). The term is part of Icelandic descriptive vocabulary for evaluating systems and processes in terms of their controllability.