tukeutuvia

Tukeutuvia is a Finnish word-form used as the plural partitive form of the present active participle of the verb tukeutua, and as an adjective it means "relying on," "leaning on," or "dependent on." It describes entities that draw support from something else, such as evidence, sources, or external institutions. The base participle is tukeutuva, and tukeutuvia appears when modifying plural nouns in contexts where the action of leaning or relying is attributed to the subject in question.

Grammatical use and meaning

Tukeutuvia functions as an attributive adjective to plural nouns, indicating dependence or reliance on an external factor. It can describe people, ideas, methods, or phenomena that rely on outside support or justification. In predicative use, it can occur with a present or perfect copula to characterize a subject as being dependent on something, though this usage is less common than attributive use.

Examples

- tukeutuvia väitteitä (claims that rely on sources)

- tukeutuvia lähteisiin (relying on sources)

- tukeutuvia tutkimusmenetelmiä (research methods that rely on certain premises)

These examples illustrate how tukeutuvia conveys a relationship of reliance between the modified noun and the external factor.

Etymology and related forms

The form stems from the verb tukeutua (to lean on, to rely on). Related forms include the singular tukeutuva (relying on) and the noun phrase built from the same root. The term is common in Finnish grammar, linguistics, and sociopolitical discourse to describe dependence or support structures.

See also

tukeutua; present active participle; Finnish grammar; dependency and reliance terms.