Uhkaava
Uhkaava is a Finnish adjective meaning threatening or ominous. It is used to describe something that suggests danger, such as a situation, a sign, or an expression. Common collocations include phrases like uhkaava tilanne (a threatening situation) and uhkaava ilme (a threatening expression). The term conveys a sense of potential danger rather than certain harm.
Grammatically, uhkaava is a present-participle–like adjective formed with the suffix -va/-vä added to the stem related
Usage notes: uhkaava is widely used in journalism, risk assessment, and everyday language to indicate that a
Etymology: the word is built from the root uhka (threat) with the adjectival suffix -ava, yielding a
See also: uhka (threat), uhkaus (threat or intimidation), uhkata (to threaten).