suostuttava

Suostuttava is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb suostuttaa, meaning to persuade. The present active participle suostuttava describes something that persuades or has a persuasive effect, and it can function as an attributive or predicative adjective referring to a person, argument, speech, or other entity that aims to lead someone to consent or agreement. In practice, suostuttava is used mainly in rhetorical, analytical, or descriptive contexts to characterize the persuasive quality of a statement or action.

Grammatically, suostuttava is a present active participle and may inflect like other adjectives to agree with nouns in number and case. Its semantic counterpart in everyday language is broader than merely convincing; it emphasizes the capability to induce agreement or consent in others. This distinguishes it from terms like vakuuttava (convincing) or vaikuttava (influential), which focus more on the strength of the argument or effect rather than the act of persuading.

A related noun is suostuttavuus, denoting the quality or degree of persuasiveness. The derived form suostuttavaisuus is sometimes found in descriptive or scholarly writing to discuss the nature of persuasive rhetoric. The word is often used in academic, journalistic, or formal texts rather than in casual speech.

Examples include: suostuttava puhe (a persuasive speech), suostuttavat perustelut (persuasive justifications), or väitteet, joilla on suostuttava vaikutus (claims with a persuasive effect).

See also: suostuttaa, suostua, suostuttavuus, suostuttavaisuus.