selittämätön

Selittämätön is the Finnish adjective meaning "unexplainable" or "inexplicable." It describes phenomena, events, or feelings whose causes or nature cannot be readily explained or communicated. The term is commonly used in both everyday language and more formal writing to mark a lack of a clear explanation.

Etymology: The word is formed from the verb selittää, meaning "to explain," with the negative suffix -mätön. It can modify a noun, as in selittämätön ilmiö, or function predicatively, as in Tapahtuma on selittämätön.

Usage: Selittämätön is frequently used for things that resist explanation or challenge current understanding. Examples include selittämätön kipu (unexplained pain), selittämätön arvoitus (unexplained mystery), and selittämätön tapahtuma (unexplained event). The term can convey wonder, puzzlement, or the limits of knowledge, and it appears in journalism, science writing, and literature to emphasize a lack of readily available explanation.

Related terms: Epäselvä (unclear), käsittämätön (incomprehensible), arvoitus (mystery), and selitettävissä oleva (explainable). While selittämätön stresses the absence of a satisfactory explanation, its related terms describe varying degrees of clarity or understanding.