Vaikuttavalta

Vaikuttavalta is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective vaikuttava, which means influential, impactful, or having influence. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify, so vaikuttava can take various case endings to fit different syntactic roles. Vaikuttavalta represents one such form and is used when the adjective and its noun are in a specific case that denotes source or origin in the sentence.

As a grammatical form, vaikuttavalta does not constitute a separate lexical entry with a distinct meaning beyond that of vaikuttava. Its sense is derived from the root meaning of the adjective and the case it carries. The exact interpretation depends on the noun it modifies and the surrounding grammatical structure. Finnish speakers would typically encounter vaikuttavalta in phrases describing origin, source, or attribution, for example when indicating that something comes from an influential person or from an influential source.

Etymology and morphology: vaikuttava comes from vaikuttaa, “to influence,” with the adjectival suffix forming vaikuttava. When declined to match a noun in a particular case, the form can become vaikuttavalta among others, depending on number and case.

Usage notes: As with other Finnish adjectives, vaikuttavalta appears in attributive positions before a noun and adapts to the noun’s case. It is a regular, positionally flexible part of Finnish grammar and is typically handled automatically by speakers and writers.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjective declension, cases in Finnish, vaikuttava.