Viittaavissa

Viittaavissa is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb viitata, meaning to refer, indicate, or point to. It represents the present active participle (the -va/-vä form) inflected for number and case, here in the inessive plural ending -ssa. As a participial adjective, viittaavissa can describe a noun or be part of a participial phrase, conveying that something is indicating or pointing to something else.

In use, viittaavissa serves to express that there are signs, evidence, or indicators that point toward a certain conclusion or interpretation. It is commonly found in descriptive or analytic writing, where speakers want to emphasize the existence of indications rather than making a direct assertion. The form often occurs in combinations such as viittaavissa olevat ... or viittaavissa oleva ..., where the participle is linked to another element in the sentence to specify what is indicating.

Grammatical note: present active participate forms in Finnish function as adjectives or adverbial modifiers. They agree in number and case with the noun they modify, which is why you can have phrases like viittaavissa olevat todisteet or viittaavissa olevaa merkkiä, depending on the intended grammatical structure. Viittaavissa is thus a specialized, mainly stylistic tool used to describe evidence, signs, or features that suggest a particular interpretation.

See also: viittaava (the base present active participle), viittaus (reference or citation), viite (pointer or reference). The term viittaavissa is primarily encountered in Finnish grammar and linguistic descriptions rather than in everyday speech.