pitäviä

Pitäviä is Finnish an adjective form used to describe something that is credible, convincing, or well-founded. The base adjective is pitävä, and pitäviä is its inflected form used with plural nouns in the partitive case. It is commonly employed in formal or written contexts to indicate that a claim, piece of evidence, or argument can reasonably be accepted as valid or sufficient.

Usage and examples

Pitäviä is frequently paired with nouns such as todisteita (evidence), perusteita (grounds, foundations), syitä (reasons), and argumentteja (arguments). Examples include: pitäviä todisteita, which means credible or persuasive evidence; pitäviä perusteita, meaning solid grounds; and pitäviä syitä, meaning sound reasons. The nuance of pitäviä centers on persuasiveness and reliability rather than mere adequacy; it implies that the claim is well supported and worth consideration.

Related terms and nuances

Pitävä is closely related to luotettava (reliable) and uskottava (believable). While riittävä can mean “sufficient” in the sense of meeting a required threshold, pitävä emphasizes the strength of support behind a statement or conclusion. In use, pitäviä tends to appear in academic, legal, or analytical writing where the strength of a position is being evaluated.

Grammar note

Pitävä declines like other Finnish adjectives. In singular form it appears as pitävä (nominative) or with different case endings, such as pitävän in the genitive singular. In plural partitive, which is common with mass or plural nouns, the form is pitäviä. The construction is typical in Finnish descriptive and evaluative prose.