kehottelevaa

Ke hottelevaa is a Finnish present active participle adjective derived from the verb kehottaa, meaning to urge or exhort. In usage, kehotteleva describes something that encourages action or prompts a response, such as a tone, instruction, or style of communication. It is often applied to language, texts, or conduct that aims to spur others to act.

As a present active participle adjective, kehotteleva declines like other Finnish adjectives. The base form is kehotteleva, and it takes inflected endings to match the noun it describes. For example, kehottelevaa sävyä expresses an urging tone in partitive singular, as in Tiedotteessa oli kehottelevaa sävyä. Other inflections include kehottelevan (genitive singular) and kehottelevat (nominative plural). The word can also appear in related forms such as kehottelevuus, a noun denoting the tendency or quality of urging.

Usage and nuance: kehotteleva is commonly used in media, political discourse, advertising, and everyday speech to characterize rhetoric that pushes people toward action. It can carry a mildly critical undertone, signaling that the language or approach is more coercive or directive than neutral information. It is distinct from neutral exhortation by emphasizing an urging or pressuring quality.

See also: kehottaa, kehotella, kehottelevuus. Kehotteleva serves as an example of how Finnish participles function as adjectives to convey modality and tone in describing communication.