johdonmukaiselle

Johdonmukaiselle is the allative singular form of the Finnish adjective johdonmukainen, meaning “coherent” or “logically consistent.” It is used when the noun it modifies is in the allative case, for example: johdonmukaiselle väitteelle (“to a logically coherent claim”) or johdonmukaiselle esitykselle (“to a coherent presentation”). In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in case, number, and definiteness, so the base form is johdonmukainen and the related noun is johdonmukaisuus (coherence). The adverbial form is johdonmukaisesti.

Usage of this inflected form is common in formal or analytical Finnish, such as academic writing, critiques, and discussions of reasoning or argumentation, where the coherence of a claim, theory, or explanation is evaluated. It functions to attribute a specific level of logical consistency to the noun it modifies, while the base form johdonmukainen can be used when the noun is in other cases or when not specifying direction or recipient.

See also: johdonmukaisuus; johdonmukainen; related concept of logical coherence.