aiheuttavista

Aiheuttavista is a Finnish participial form of the verb aiheuttaa, meaning "causing" or "that causes." It functions as an adjective and is commonly used in academic and scientific Finnish to describe agents, processes, or factors that produce an effect. The form is especially frequent in plural noun phrases such as aiheuttavista tekijöistä (of the causal factors) or aiheuttavista mekanismeista (of the causal mechanisms). In everyday language the form is less common; more typical alternatives include aiheuttava (causing) or aiheuttavat (they cause).

Usage and context

Aiheuttavista is typically employed when listing multiple causes or mechanisms, particularly in fields like epidemiology, environmental science, and social science. It helps convey that several elements contribute to an outcome and that those elements operate as causes rather than merely associations. The term remains a grammatical object rather than a standalone concept, and it is one part of larger phrases describing causation and determinants.

Examples

Sairaudelle tyypilliset aiheuttavista tekijöistä johtuvat riskitekijät voivat olla geneettisiä sekä ympäristötekijöiden yhteisvaikutuksesta. Tutkimus tarkastelee aiheuttavista mekanismeista, kuten immuunivasteen ja aineenvaihdunnan vuorovaikutuksesta, ja niiden roolia ilmiön kehityksessä.

See also

aiheuttava, etiologia, syy-seuraus-suhde, causation, riskitekijät.