järkyttäviä

Järkyttäviä is a Finnish adjective form derived from the verb järkyttää (to shock). It is the present active participle järkyttävä in its plural partitive form. In Finnish, adjectives and participles agree with the noun they modify, so järkyttäviä is used when the noun is plural and in the partitive or in contexts that call for an indefinite sense.

The form is commonly used to describe things that cause a strong emotional reaction, such as news, events, or discoveries. Example phrases include järkyttäviä uutisia (shocking news), järkyttäviä paljastuksia (shocking revelations), and järkyttäviä tosiasioita (shocking facts). The overall sense is one of intensity and emotional impact, often with a negative connotation, though it can appear in neutral or literary contexts to heighten dramatic effect.

Semantically, järkyttävä conveys that something causes surprise, distress, or disbelief. It derives from the root järkyttää, meaning to shock or astonish, with the -vä suffix forming the present participle and the plural partitive ending -viä. The term is related to nau “järkytys” (shock) and can be contrasted with synonyms such as yllättävä (surprising) or kauhistuttava (horrifying), depending on nuance and degree of intensity.

In summary, järkyttäviä is the grammatically appropriate plural partitive form of the adjective that means “shocking.” It is used to modify plural nouns in contexts that emphasize the impact or unsettling nature of the referenced items, especially in media and narrative writing.