ymmärrettävällä

Ymmärrettävällä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective ymmärrettävä, meaning understandable or easy to understand. Ymmärrettävä itself is derived from the verb ymmärtää (to understand) with the present-participle suffix -ttävä, turning it into an adjective that describes something that can be understood. The adessive form ymmärrettävällä is used in constructions that express manner, place, or state, commonly together with words like tavalla (way), tasolla (level), or esitetty (presented).

Usage of ymmärrettävällä typically appears in informative or instructional contexts where clarity is emphasized. It is often paired with the adverbial phrase ymmärrettävällä tavalla to mean “in an understandable way.” Common examples include: “Kerron tämän ymmärrettävällä tavalla” (I’ll explain this in an understandable way) and “Esitys oli ymmärrettävällä tasolla” (The presentation was at an understandable level). The form also occurs in phrases such as “ymmärrettävällä tavalla esitetty” to describe something that has been presented clearly.

Notes on grammar and meaning: ymmärrettävä and its inflected forms belong to Finnish adjectives formed from the verb ymmärtää. The adessive form ymmärrettävällä does not introduce a new lexical item; rather, it marks the manner or state in which something is understandable. This pattern illustrates how Finnish uses participial adjectives and case endings to convey nuance in meaning, especially regarding clarity and comprehension. See also the base verb ymmärtää and the adjective ymmärrettävä for related forms and broader usage.