herättävään

Herättävän is the present active participle form of the Finnish verb herättää, meaning to wake up, arouse, or provoke. In grammar, it functions as an adjective or a dependent participle that describes something capable of awakening a reaction in someone, such as attention, interest, or emotion.

In usage, herättävän is declined like an adjective. The nominative singular form is herättävä, while the genitive singular form is herättävän. The participle frequently appears with nouns in the genitive to form phrases such as herättävän huomion (attention-arousing), herättävän keskustelun (discussion that arouses), or herättävän mielenkiinnon (arousing interest). These constructions are common in formal or descriptive Finnish, including journalism, criticism, and literary prose.

Nuances and translation to English depend on context. The sense ranges from awakening in a literal sense to evoking, stimulating, or provoking a response. Depending on the surrounding words, herättävä can translate as awakening, evocative, thought-provoking, or attention-grabbing. The term emphasizes causation—the subject described by herättävän is something that causes others to respond rather than merely existing.

See also: present active participles in Finnish, adjective use in participial phrases, and the verb herättää.