ihailtavaa
ihailtavaa is a Finnish adjective form used to indicate that something is worthy of admiration or praise. It is derived from the noun ihailu (admiration) with the -tava suffix, which in Finnish creates adjectives meaning “worthy of” or “capable of” the action described by the root. In practice, ihailtavaa describes behavior, work, or qualities that elicit praise.
ihailtavaa functions as a predicative adjective in the partitive form after the copula olla, which is common
The term carries a positive, praising nuance and is appropriate in formal, literary, or evaluative writing.
Related Finnish forms include ihailu (admiration) and other evaluative adjectives such as kunnioitettava (worthy of respect).
Ihailu as a concept in Finnish culture and language, and related evaluative adjectives that express praise