totuudenmukaisella

Totuudenmukaisella is the adessive form of the Finnish adjective totuudenmukainen, meaning truthful or honest. It is used to describe the manner in which something is done or presented, and it appears with nouns in the adessive case, often in phrases that express how something is carried out or conveyed. The form can be found in contexts such as journalism, testimony, and everyday speech, where truthfulness or accuracy is emphasized.

Etymology and grammar: The word is built from the noun totuus (truth) and the suffix -mukainen, meaning “like, resembling,” combined with the adessive ending -lla/-llä to indicate location or manner. As an adjective, totuudenmukainen describes truth-conforming or honest characteristics, and totuudenmukaisella represents the same descriptor when linked to a following noun in the adessive case. The corresponding adverb form is totuudenmukaisesti.

Usage: Totuudenmukaisella commonly appears in phrases that specify the manner of action. Examples include totuudenmukaisella tavalla (in a truthful manner) and totuudenmukaisella äänellä (in a truthful/honest voice). It can modify instruments of expression such as kieltä (words), ääni (voice), or todistus (testimony). The term is closely related to synonyms like rehellinen and the more technical tiedenmukainen or todellinen, depending on nuance. In general use, totuudenmukainen and its inflected forms convey adherence to facts and accuracy.

See also: totuus, totuudenmukainen, rehellinen, todenmukainen, todellisuus. Adverb form: totuudenmukaisesti.