manipuloivien

Manipuloivien is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective manipuloiva, meaning manipulative. It functions as the genitive plural form of the active present participle adjective and is used to modify a noun in contexts where the noun is in the genitive plural, or in otherwise possessive or relational constructions. In practice it appears in noun phrases such as manipuloivien ihmisten or manipuloivien käytäntöjen, translating roughly to “of manipulative people” or “of manipulative practices.”

Morphologically, manipuloiva is formed from the verb manipuloida (to manipulate) with the suffix -va/-vä, producing a present-time active participle adjective. When the noun it describes is plural in the genitive case, the adjective takes the ending -ien, yielding manipuloivien. This is a common pattern for Finnish adjectives that describe plural groupings in genitive contexts.

Usage and meaning in text revolve around describing behavior or characteristics tied to manipulation in people, groups, or activities. It is typically used in neutral or evaluative discourse about social, psychological, or organizational phenomena. Examples include phrases like manipuloivien ihmisten motiivit (the motives of manipulative people) or manipuloivien käytäntöjen vaikutus (the effect of manipulative practices).

In Finnish, manipuloinnallisia concepts are common synonyms or related terms include manipulatiivinen (manipulative in a more general or attributive sense) and manipulaatio (manipulation). The form manipuloivien is specifically a grammatical case form rather than a separate lexical item. It should be chosen when the sentence requires a genitive plural attribution to a plural noun.