siedettävä

Siedettävä is a Finnish adjective meaning bearable or tolerable; capable of being endured under given conditions. It characterizes something within acceptable limits of burden, difficulty, or severity, and is used to describe levels, situations, or options that are not excessive or intolerable. The term appears in everyday language as well as in technical and professional contexts, including discussions of workload, costs, or environmental exposure.

Etymology and form: It derives from the verb sietää, to endure or tolerate. The suffix -ttava creates a present-participle-like adjective meaning “able to be Xed.” The related noun sieto denotes tolerance, while sietokyky refers to the capacity to endure. An antonym is sietämätön or sietämättömyys, meaning unbearable or intolerable.

Usage: Siedettävä typically modifies nouns or is used predicatively: “Tämä ratkaisu on siedettävä” or “Hinta on siedettävä, ottaen huomioon laadun.” In technical contexts it can denote a tolerable threshold, for example “siedettävä rasitus” or “siedettävä altistus,” depending on the field. The tone is neutral, conveying that while something is not ideal, it is acceptable within current standards or constraints.

See also: sieto, sietokyky, sietämättömyys, kohtuullinen.