luotettavan

Luotettavan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective luotettava, meaning reliable or trustworthy. As a genitive form, luotettavan is used to indicate association with a noun in the genitive case, often in constructions that translate to “of a reliable …” or “according to reliable …,” for example, “luotettavan tiedon mukaan” (according to reliable information) or “luotettavan lähteen väitteet” (the claims of a trustworthy source).

Luotettava is commonly used to describe people, sources, data, or institutions whose credibility is judged as high. It contrasts with epäluotettava (unreliable) and epäilyttävä (suspicious). In journalistic and academic Finnish, phrases employing luotettavan are common when noting sources or evidence and when qualifying the reliability of information.

In Finnish grammar, luotettava is an inflecting adjective. The genitive singular ends in -an, yielding luotettavan; other forms include luotettava (nominative singular), luotettavaan (illative), luotettavaa (partitive), and luotettavalle (allative), among others. The word is derived from the verb luottaa “to trust,” using the common adjectival suffix -ttava to form “trustworthy” or “reliable.”

Usage considerations: while luotettava is widely understood, nuance matters; it reflects perceived credibility and may change with new information. In critical writing, it is important to verify reliability and provide transparent criteria to maintain balance.

See also: luotettava, luotettavuus, epäluotettava, lähde.