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Mähdollista is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective mahdollinen, meaning "possible" or "feasible." It is used primarily as a predicative complement after the verb olla (to be), as in se on mahdollista, meaning "it is possible." It can also function as an ordinary adjective before a noun, for example mahdollinen ratkaisu meaning "a possible solution." The form mähdollista is most common in sentences describing indefinite or non-committal possibilities.

The word family includes mahdollinen (the base adjective), mahdollisuus (the noun meaning "possibility"), and mahdollistaa (to enable or to make possible). The adverb mahdollisesti exists to express the manner or likelihood of something, roughly "possibly" or "likely."

Morphology and usage notes: in Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case, but predicative complements often take the partitive form after olla. Therefore, while the nominative singular is mahdollinen and the plural nominative is mahdolliset, the partitive singular form mähdollista is frequently used after verbs or with indefinite elements. The partitive plural form is mähdollisia, found in phrases like "mahdollisia vaihtoehtoja" (possible options).

In context, mahdollista conveys possibility rather than certainty and is common in everyday speech, planning, and formal writing. It contrasts with terms like todennäköinen (likely) or varma (certain) depending on the speaker’s degree of assurance. See also mahdollisuus, mahdollistaa, mahdollisesti.