mahdollisen

Mähdollisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective mahdollinen, meaning "possible." In Finnish, adjectives decline to match the noun they describe, including case and number, so mähdollisen appears before a noun in genitive when indicating a relationship of possibility.

Etymology and related forms: The adjective mahdollinen is formed from the verb mahdollistaa, meaning "to enable" or "to make possible," with the common suffix -inen that creates adjectives. The related noun mahdollisuus means "possibility" or "opportunity." The genitive plural of the adjective would be mahdollisten, for example in a phrase such as "mahdollisten vaihtoehtojen" (of possible options).

Usage: Mähdollisen is used to qualify a specific noun in the genitive case, expressing that the noun concerns something that could occur or be true. Common constructions include "mahdollisen vaihtoehdon löytäminen" (finding a possible option) and "mahdollisen vaikutuksen arviointi" (assessment of a possible effect). It does not function as a standalone noun; when a non-inflected form is needed, one may use mahdollisuus (the noun) or the adjective in a non-genitive position.

Adverbial contrast: The adverb mähdollisesti means "possibly" or "likely" and is not interchangeable with the genitive form of the adjective.

See also: mahdollisuus, mahdollinen, mahdollisesti.