Vaikeuttavia

Vaikeuttavia is a Finnish adjective form meaning "causing difficulties" or "difficult/challenging" when describing something. It is the plural partitive form of the adjective vaikeuttava, which denotes something that complicates or makes things harder. Vaikeuttavia is used before a plural noun in the partitive case, for example in phrases like vaikeuttavia tilanteita (difficult situations) or vaikeuttavia kysymyksiä (difficult questions).

Grammar and formation: The base form is vaikeuttava. In plural nominative it becomes vaikeuttavat; in plural partitive it becomes vaikeuttavia. The form derives from the verb vaikeuttaa ("to complicate"). The suffix -ttava creates a participial adjective meaning "causing" or "tending to."

Usage: Vaikeuttavia is common in neutral and formal Finnish to describe factors, aspects, or conditions that add complexity or obstacles. It is often found in academic writing, policy analysis, journalism, and descriptive prose. The nuance is that the described items are not simply "hard" but have a tendency to introduce difficulties in a process or situation.

Examples: vaikeuttavia kysymyksiä, vaikeuttavia tilanteita, vaikeuttavia seikkoja.

See also: vaikea; vaikeuttaminen; vaikeus.