epäilyttävien

Epäilyttävien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective epäilyttävä, meaning "suspicious" or "doubtful." As an adjective, epäilyttävä is used to describe things, actions, or behavior that arouse suspicion or are considered dubious. The form epäilyttävien specifically appears when the adjective is part of a noun phrase in the genitive plural, for example in "epäilyttävien tekojen tutkiminen" (the investigation of suspicious acts) or "epäilyttävien henkilöiden" (of dubious persons). In Finnish, the genitive plural is used to link to a following noun, and the adjective agrees in number and case with that noun.

Etymology: The word is built from the prefix epä- meaning "not" or "un-," the noun epäily meaning "suspicion," and the adjective-forming suffix -ttävä, which yields "epäilyttävä," literally "producing suspicion." The compound denotes something that provokes doubt or suspicion.

Usage: The term is common in formal writing, law enforcement, journalism, and academic contexts. It typically describes actions, events, or objects rather than people, though it can be used for people in phrases like "epäilyttävien henkilöiden motiivit" (the motives of suspicious individuals). In English translations, epäilyttävä is usually rendered as "suspicious" or "dubious," depending on context.

See also: epäily, epäilyttävä, kyseenalainen.