Suuntautuvista

Suuntautuvista is the elative plural form of the present active participle suuntautuva, which comes from the verb suuntautua meaning “to orient toward” or “to be aimed at.” In Finnish grammar it serves as a participial adjective and is used to describe elements that are oriented toward a particular target, goal, perspective, or direction. The form is typically found in noun phrases and can modify a noun in the elative case or appear in contexts where the orientation or focus of a group, method, or idea is being specified.

Etymology and morphology: suuntautuva is built from suuntautua plus the present participle suffix -va/-vä. The plural elative ending -ista/-istä yields suuntautuvista. The form agrees with the noun it modifies in case and number, and it conveys a sense of directionality or targeted orientation rather than a simple attribute.

Usage: Suuntautuvista is common in formal, academic, or policy language when the writer wants to specify that something is oriented toward a particular aim or standpoint. Examples of noun phrases include suuntautuvista näkökulmista (from viewpoints oriented toward…), suuntautuvista tutkimusmenetelmistä (from research methods oriented toward…), and suuntautuvista tavoitteista (from goals oriented toward…). It can appear predicatively in clauses as part of a larger construction, though it is more often seen as part of a modifying phrase.

Related terms: suuntautua (to orient toward), suuntautuvuus (directionality or orientation as a noun), and other participial forms derived from suuntautua. Suuntautuvista is not a standalone lexical entry but a grammatical inflection used to signal orientation or targeting within a larger noun phrase.