tulkittavissa

Tulkittavissa is a Finnish adjective meaning "able to be interpreted" or "open to interpretation." It is formed from tulkita "to interpret" plus the participial suffix -ttava and the inessive -ssa, yielding tulkittavissa—literally "in a state that can be interpreted." The term is used of texts, images, statements, data, or phenomena whose meaning is not fixed and may vary with context, perspective, or additional information.

In linguistic and literary analysis, tulkittavissa signals interpretive plurality rather than a single, authoritative reading. It is common in discussions of literature, art, media, and political discourse to indicate that multiple readings are plausible: "Tämä teksti on tulkittavissa useilla tavoilla." The expression is contrasted with more determinate terms like tulkittu (interpreted) or selkeä (clear), and with terms that emphasize ambiguity in different registers.

Morphologically, tulkittavissa reflects Finnish patterns for expressing capability (ttava) with the locative -ssa, and it is widely used in academic and critical writing as a precise way to describe interpretive openness.

In practice, labeling something tulkittavissa helps authors acknowledge that interpretations may diverge and that meanings emerge from reader response, context, and discourse surrounding the subject.