kohtuullisen

Kohtuullisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kohtuullinen, which means reasonable, moderate, fair, or adequate. In everyday language it is used to describe something that lies within acceptable or non-excessive bounds. The term appears in various contexts, for example when commenting on prices (kohtuullinen hinta), amounts, risks, or standards. It is common in journalism, public discussion, and personal speech alike.

As a word, kohtuullinen can describe prices, expectations, wages, sizes, and other qualities where a balance or sufficiency is implied. It is often paired with other adjectives or nouns to express a tempered or fair assessment. The related adverb is kohtuullisesti, meaning moderately or reasonably, and the noun kohtuullisuus conveys the quality of reasonableness or fairness. The comparative form is kohtuullisempi and the superlative kohtuullisin.

The exact historical origin of kohtuullinen is not rigidly established, but it is generally treated as derived from a root connected to measure or proportion, with the suffix -llinen forming an adjective. The form kohtuullisen is encountered in constructions where the adjective modifies a noun in genitive or participates in inflected adjective phrases.

See also: järkevä (sensible), sopiva (appropriate), kohtuullisuus (reasonableness), kohtuullisesti (moderately).