kyvystä

Kyvystä is a Finnish noun form, the elative singular of kyky, which means ability or capability. The elative case expresses origin, source, or basis, and in practical usage kyvystä is often employed to indicate that something depends on or is determined by someone’s ability.

In common phrases, kyvystä helps convey conditions related to capability. For example, kyvystä riippuen means “depending on ability,” and kyvystä riippumatta or kyvystä riippumatta is used to mean “regardless of ability.” The phrasing reflects how the speaker views the outcome as being tied to someone’s capacity in a given situation.

Usage notes:

- Kyvystä can accompany verbs of dependence or evaluation, such as riippua (to depend on) or perustua (to be based on) in contexts where ability is a factor.

- It functions as a means to express fairness, feasibility, or suitability that varies with capability.

Translations and related forms:

- kyky refers to a person’s general ability.

- kyvyt is the plural form.

- Other elative forms exist for different nouns, but kyvystä specifically marks “from/through/according to the ability” in many idiomatic expressions.

Etymology:

- Kyvystä is derived from kyky, with the elative suffix -stä/-stä, and is used in formal and informal Finnish to discuss how outcomes relate to capability.

See also: kyky, elati (elative case), riippua, riippua kyvystä.